Iran Local Histories
mohammad shoormeij; Fatemeh Rahmatpoor
Abstract
TThe current research aimed to investigat the impact of Pahlavi period historical monuments in Ramsar city on the growth and sustainable development of tourism. It has been done by using historical sources and field and questionnaire methods. According to the information and statistics obtained from ...
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TThe current research aimed to investigat the impact of Pahlavi period historical monuments in Ramsar city on the growth and sustainable development of tourism. It has been done by using historical sources and field and questionnaire methods. According to the information and statistics obtained from the questionnaires distributed among the native community in the second half of 1401 and interviews with competent persons, it can be concluded that along with the natural attractions of Ramsar, the beautiful and attractive historical buildings of the Pahlavi period, have increased the tourists’ stay time in the city and has become a factor for creating employment and earning income for the local community. The findings of the research show that the annual increase in the arrival of tourists to Ramsar has a direct relationship with the historical monuments of this city. The native community of the region also supports cultural-historical tourism and in case of principled planning and legal and efficient management in the maintenance and restoration of historical monuments, it will become a sustainable tourism, that its important result is the creation of employment for the young generation and earning more income for the tradesmen, the market and the indigenous people of the region.