Anthropological Study of Tourism Attractions in Mahdishahr and Its Role in Sustainable Development (Compared to India)

Subject Areas : Geography and tourism planning, geography and urban planning, urban planning, architecture, geography and rural planning, political geography

Yaghoub Sharbatian ¹ , Naghmeh Beydaghifar ²

1 - Ph.D. of Anthropology & Academic member, Garmsar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Garmsar, Iran
2 - M.A. Student in Geography of Tourism, Garmsar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Garmsar, Iran

Received: 2020-01-27 Accepted : 2020-01-27 Published : 2019-12-01

Keywords: Anthropology-Sustainable Development-Mehdi shahr-Tourist Attractions,

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