Geography and Human Relationships

Geography and Human Relationships

Investigating the geotourism capabilities of Qorveh County (using the Brilha model)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
1 1 PhD student in geomorphology. Faculty of Literature and Human Sciences, Department of Geography. Razi University of Kermanshah, Iran
2 2 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Literature and Human Sciences, Department of Geography, Razi University of Kermanshah, Iran
10.22034/gahr.2026.569090.2655
Abstract
Tourism is one of the main elements of development and geotourism as a type of sustainable tourism has been of particular importance in the development of the tourism industry of countries. The study area in this study is 11 geotourism areas of Qorveh County. The present study is an exploratory and applied descriptive-analytical study that evaluated the study areas using the Brilha model. The selection of sites was made by four factors: reputation, integrity, geology, security, and accessibility, which was done by the authors after studying and identifying the geomorphological characteristics of the sites using library studies and field surveys. The research findings show that in terms of scientific values, Badr and Parishan regions have the highest geosite score of 325, and mineral springs 1 and 2 have the lowest score of 145. In the field of educational values, the sites of Sarab Qorveh, Seyyed Jalaluddin Tomb, Chesme (Tengz) and Ajdha jointly achieved the highest position with a score of 300, and the lowest position was for Mount Farhadtash and Farhadabad Bridge with a score of 265 and 285. In the field of tourism values, the highest score was for the sites (Babagargar Complex of Chesme 1 and 2, Chesme (Tengz), Ajdha), Sarab Qorveh and Farhadabad Bridge with a similar score of 315, and the lowest score in this field was for Mount Farhadtash with a score of 290. In the field of values of risk of destruction, the sites of Sarab Qorveh, Chesme 1 and 2, Ajdha, and Seyyed Jalaluddin Tomb achieved the highest risk of destruction. Of the total number of sites, 8 sites are at medium risk of destruction and the rest have a low risk of destruction
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Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 07 January 2026

  • Receive Date 27 December 2025
  • Accept Date 07 January 2026