Evaluation Of Tourism Resources In Developing The Urban Economy (Case Study: Zahak)

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Hossien Manuchehrian , Dr. Gholam Reza Miri , Dr. Ali Asghar Kadiuar ,

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Volume 3 - January 2014 (01)

Abstract

Tourism in today's world economy is an integral part of a serious role in income and Gross National Income (GDP )clean industry is headed Zahak of ancient and historical monuments and especially in terms of strategic location, bordering Afghanistan, regional and international transit, tourism has a privileged situation. The purpose of this study was to identify introducing potential to attract tourists in the border town Zahak (bordering Afghanistan) to tourists aimed to economic development of the city, and provide solutions executive is required. Fusion method in this study document - library and field is. The software, used to test «spearman correlation coefficient», «Somers D test», «Kendall tau be test and Gis, Excel, Spss «t-test for 2 independent means», «Analysis Of Variance » and « Kolmogorov -Smirnov test» is. Preliminary results show there are natural attractions of the region to attract tourists can Zahak to play an important role in the economic development of the city. The most consistent way to achieve economic development in Zahak, identify potential tourism areas and using local communities to engage in this way an effective step in strengthening economic level of economic development is to be removed. 

Keywords

 Tourism, Economic Development, Empowerment and Attractions, Zahak

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