An Analysis of Ecotourism and Political and Security Development in Chabahar City

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Elaheh Hamidi ¹ , Hojat Mahkouii ^{2 *} , amir gandomkar ³ , Ahmad khademalhosyni ⁴

1 - Ph.D. Student of Political Geography, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran.
2 - Department of Geography, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran.
3 - Department of Geography, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran.
4 - Department of Geography, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran.

Received: 2024-06-03 Accepted : 2024-10-31 Published : 2024-12-20

Keywords: Ecotourism, Political Development, Security Development, Chabahar City,

Abstract :

Introduction: Nowadays, the tourism industry is considered as one of the prosperous and income-generating industries for many countries of the world due to its great potential and capacity, and one of the sectors of this industry that has received the special attention of tourists is ecotourism. Chabahar is one of the cities of Iran that, with its ecotourism attractions, can play an important role in the political-security development of Chabahar city, Sistan and Balochistan provinces and the country. Therefore, the aim of the current research is to qualitatively study the role of ecotourism in the political and security development of Chabahar. Method: The current research method is a qualitative approach and the information has been analyzed using thematic analysis. In the qualitative part of the research and using the method of theme analysis, the opinions of experts and specialists in Chabahar city have been used. Findings: The findings from data and information analysis showed that 13 main categories related to the role of ecotourism in the political and security development of Chabahar have been identified, which include social and cultural consequences, economic consequences, ecotourism development, security development, Political development, attraction of capital and tourists, areas of insecurity, identification and introduction of historical monuments, identification and introduction of national handicraft villages, identification and introduction of culture and cultural artifacts, social and cultural inadequacies, economic inadequacies and the existence and development of infrastructures. Conclusion: According to the findings of this research, it can be concluded that several factors from the perspective of the participants affect the role of ecotourism in the political and security development of Chabahar, which the government should pay serious attention to in its policies.

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