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Comparative Evaluation Of Regional Tourism Potential With Emphasis on Geotourism (Case Study: Haft cheshmeh of Naghade, Gasemloo Valley And Band Valley)
S. Asgari Saraskanroud[1]
Associate professor of Physical Geography, University of Urumia, Urumia, Iran
A. A. Taghiloo
Associate professor of Geography and Rural Planning, University of Urumia, Urumia, Iran
B. Zeynali
Associate professor of Geography and Climatology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabilli, Ardbill, Iran
Abstract
Geo-tourism is the combination word of ground and tourism. It is a part of tourism industrial that has geological, morphological and cultural attraction. Correct and optimal use of the various attractions in different areas is required an enough knowlege of various aspects of this tourism industrial. The purpose of this study refers to assess the regional geo-tourism potential and compare regions with each other. Scope of this research area is Geo-tourism regions including, Haft- cheshmeh of Naghadeh, and Band and Ghasemloo valleys of Urmia. This descriptive- analytical research was used random sampling method to select statistical community that they were 39 tourists who visited studied areas. Hadzich dynamic and dissimilarity coefficient models were used to compare the data collected from the studied regions. According to the results, Geo-tourism potential of Band, Ghasemloo, and Haft cheshmeh are 33.07, 37.53 and 31.81, respectively that shows Geo-tourism potential of regions are moderate. Although there are regional differences in some sub-criteria, but regional similarities are too much in general. The greatest similarity between Band and Ghasemloo regions is within 0.02 Coefficient and 1 in indexes of capability vision and perspective value. The greatest similarity between Band and Haft-cheshmeh regions is within 10.7 Coefficient in sub-criteria of interpretive value.
Keywords: Ghasemloo Valley, Band Valley, Haft cheshmeh, Naghadeh, Urmia, Geo-tourism.
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