The Impact of Rageh Canyon Geotourism on the Tourism Boom of Rafsanjan City

Geotourism is a relatively new concept in tourism industry which has considerable growth inrecent decade. The variety of geological phenomena in Iran is unique and remarkable. RagehCanyon, near Rafsanjan city in Iran, with a length of ۲۰ km and a width of ۱۸۰ meters, and adepth of ۷۰ meters, is beautiful and majestic. This Canyon is the result of the eroding of thewater of the permanent river of Givederi, and is related to the Quaternary, and is estimated to beabout ۲۰, ۰۰۰ years old. The erosion of the water in the region has caused a very beautiful shapein the walls of the Rageh Valley, which has added to the beauty of the area. The beauty anduniqueness of this valley has made some people consider the attractiveness of this region to theShahdad Clement plain in terms of tourism potential. Now the canyon is a place for the presenceof some observation tours of the sky, valley climbing and climbing. Rafsanjan is a pistachio polein Iran, which has a single-product economy. By identifying and introducing natural phenomenasuch as Rageh Canyon as geotourism attractions, this city can be extracted from the singleeconomy.So the tourism industry in the city booms.

Keywords:

Rageh Canyon , Geotourism , Rfsanjan , Tourism Boom