Potential Geographic Development for Tourism in Maidan District A Study in the Tourism Geography

Abstract

This study is conducted in the field of tourism geography, and discusses the most important natural and human resources of Maidan district and how to develop them. Maidan district is located in the southeastern Kurdistan Region and northeastern Iraq. Administratively, it belongs to Garmian administration. It is separated from Bamo district of Halabja Governorate by a mountain range in the north and northeast. It borders with the Islamic Republic of Iran for 37 km in the east, Quratu district in the south and Sirwan river in the west. The aim of this study is to present the potential of the natural and human factors of the study area on the development of tourism in the area. In light of its objective, the study is divided into two main discussions, namely (geographical characteristics of the study area and their relationship to tourism development, natural and human tourism areas of the study area and how to develop them). Finally, the study reached a number of conclusions, the most important of which is that the study area has a strong natural potential, and a low human potential to attract tourists to the area.