rural tourism is a new category in rural development texts, which, like development, has various dimensions and effects. Rural tourism is known as an activity that not only plays an effective role in the development of the local economy, but also as one of the integral elements of the sustainable rural development strategy. The general purpose of this research is to examine the barriers to the development of rural tourism with emphasis on the indicators of sustainable development of the target villages for tourism in Khanqin, Iraq. This research is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-analytical in terms of method. To collect the required information and data, document reviews and field studies, such as interviews and questionnaires, have been used. The statistical population in this research is 153 people. The results of the research showed that there is a relatively strong positive and significant correlation between educational and cultural barriers and problems related to tourism development, according to which the increase in educational and cultural barriers leads to an increase in tourism development problems. Environmental obstacles and problems are in the second place and infrastructure obstacles are in the next place in terms of importance. Marketing and management barriers do not have a significant relationship with the dependent variable, but in the regression analysis, they have an increasing effect on the shortcomings of tourism development. Therefore, by taking the necessary measures and providing opportunities and services to solve problems through planning and appropriate strategies, including developing educational programs, revitalizing and developing rural tourism infrastructures, and introducing and introducing tourism attractions and products. The target villages can be taken in the direction of the development of the target villages from the perspective of tourism.