Geography and Regional Planning

Geography and Regional Planning

Anthropological analysis of man-made tourist attractions in the cities of Jajarm and Esfarayen

Authors
Rezvan Yazdani
Ali Baseri
Mohammad Hadi Mansouri
Department of Anthropology, CT.C., Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
10.22034/jgeoq.2026.536536.4303
Abstract
Tourism plays a very important role in the economic development and all-round progress of countries. Therefore, recognizing the types of tourist places in provinces that have tourism potential but have not been seen can be effective in this regard. By recognizing the types of tourist places, more domestic and foreign tourists will be attracted, which will result in economic development and all-round growth. North Khorasan Province, with an area of about 28,179 square kilometers, consists of ten counties: Bojnord (the provincial center), Shirvan, Esfarayen, Bam and Safi Abad, Raz and Jargalan, Jajarm, Farouj, Garmeh and Mane. This province is full of historical monuments and tourist places; therefore, this article intends to examine and introduce some of the tourist places in the counties of Jajarm, Esfarayen, Shirvan, Farouj and Mane and Samalghan. This article uses a qualitative and descriptive-analytical method and the method of collecting information is also library.This article uses a qualitative and descriptive-analytical method and the method of collecting information is also library.
Keywords
Anthropological analysis
tourist attractions
man-made
Jajarm and Esfarayen cities
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