Identification of the geotourism potential of afghanistan, a case study: Bamiyan county

Abstract

Afghanistan is a wilderness and varied country in the geo-tourism sector. The aim of this study was to investigate the capabilities of geotourism and also to identify the capacities of geotourism development in Bamiyn province. In this area model Hadzic et al (2010) has been used, the survey was conducted using 20 tourists and 5 experts. Geographic information system were effectively used for identification of the potential ecotourism sites. It is the indicator of a vast range of geological and geomorphic forms in Bamyan state. The result indicates that the study area has strengths and opportunities for the development of geotourism that are not well identified and introduced.