Selection of the most suitable place for tourism development in Soran and Rawandz districts based on the method (AHP)

Abstract

The tourism sector has become one of the most dynamic and influential components of national economy. It is considered as one of the sectors on which the national economy is built and its contribution to the countries gross domestic product is increasing day by day. The objective of this study is to develop a scenario for tourism development by creating a model for selecting the most appropriate location for the study area. The importance of this research is that it is a scientific attempt to draw a scenario for tourism development in (Soran and Rawandz) using the AHP method to select the most suitable place for tourism development. This research uses descriptive and practical analysis methods, descriptive methods to analyze the natural and human aspects of tourism, analytical and practical methods to analyze data and information and create scenarios for the future of tourism development in the region Tourism development in Soran and Ruandz, which are the levels of (very suitable, suitable, moderately suitable, low and limited suitable, unsuitable) which accounted for (35.05%, 15.63%, 16.19%, 34.35% and 8.77%) of the total study area. The research proposal is to try to expand and develop the identified areas according to the model of identifying suitable locations for tourism development.