Sustainable tourism planning (case study of Al-Manar City - Republic of Iraq) study of potentials and means of development

Abstract

This paper examines the possibility of investing in tourism components in the marshes, which, if optimally exploited, makes Iraq an advanced tourist country, especially after the return of water to it and its revival again, by choosing a model in the marshes of the city of Al-Manar to plan a typical tourist village in it and can be generalized In other marsh areas where different tourism components will be exploited and used because this village is similar to the residential villages in the region in terms of the structural form and the method of using transportation to reflect the image of the traditional village of the river, however, it is in line with the requirements of tourist resorts in terms of providing various tourism services that The tourist feels comfortable, and through this tourist village there will be a tourist movement in the region for Arabs and foreigners, which helps in the exchange of information, learn about the heritage of the region, learn about its civilizations and practice various activities, as well as its economic returns through tourism and commercial activity in the tourist village and the region in general, Villages will provide many job opportunities for residents of the region, which reduces the unemployment rate and contributes to social change Cultural in the marsh community.