Investigating the Capabilities of Geo tourism Triangle in Dehloran County in Ilam Province

Subject Areas : tourism plannig

jamal moradnrjad ¹ , vahid Bagheri ²

1 - Department tourism management semnan university
2 - semnan university

Received: 2018-10-21 Accepted : 2019-02-27 Published : 2019-02-20

Keywords: Geotourism, Geosite, Dehloran County, Cave,

Abstract :

Geo tourism is one of the industries that has many revenues and revenues for societies. Following the transformation of demand in the 90s and the 21st century, other forms of tourism replaced the traditional mass tourism. The land of tourism or geo tourism is one of those forms that focuses on the understanding of forms and geological processes. Considering this part of tourism due to the competitiveness of tourism destinations is increasing day by day. The city of Dehloran in the province of Ilam is one of the destinations for the unique geo site alled the bog cave, spa springs and bitumen springs. Their special position distinguishes Dehloran from other similar purposes. The emphasis of this paper is on the proximity of these geo site together in the form of a triangle and the study of the distances and capabilities of this advantage. This study is an applied objective and has tried to analyze the capabilities of the tourism egoists in this city with a descriptive-analytical approach. The information it needs for analysis, from up-to-date and specialized resources, as well as official websites. The findings show that investing in these attractions is justifiable and has a very strong potential for attracting tourists and specialists, given the close distances and geostationary distances. Finally, by considering the results of the research and considering the geographical location of the region, constructive suggestions are made for the development of geotourism in the province of Ilam..  

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