Spatial optimization of site selection for development tourism in hawraman area using Analytical Hierarchy Approach:

Abstract

In this study, the analysis of the suitable places for the development of tourism in Hawraman region is done using the model (AHP). Hawraman region has most of the potential in terms of altitude, climate, water resources, vegetation cover, animals, wild birds, population and historical and religious sites, archaeological sites, caves, language and culture, gardening, construction, food and clothing ... etc, Hawraman has more than (25) tourism areas, some of which are currently visited by tourists from different parts of Kurdistan, Iraq and abroad. The statistics of the last four years of tourists to Hawraman are (86,050) thousand foreign tourists and (172,102) thousand domestic tourists. Therefore, the aim of the study is to develop a comprehensive development of the areas that have not been invested so far according to various scientific tools , such as according to this scientific study, (18) different natural and human criteria were used to produce a four-level map to determine the suitable location for tourism development in Hawraman, Which are the levels of (very suitable, moderately suitable, low and limited suitable, unsuitable) which accounted for (11.9%, 63.64%, 8.44% and 16.02%) of the total area of the study area.