The Impact of Rageh Canyon Geotourism on the Tourism Boom of Rafsanjan City
Subject Areas : Geography and tourism planning, geography and urban planning, urban planning, architecture, geography and rural planning, political geography
1 - Yadegar-e-Imam Khomeini (RAH), Shahr-e-Rey Branch, Islamic Azad University
Keywords: Geotourism, Rageh Canyon, Rfsanjan, Tourism Boom,
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