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

Abstract

Geotourism is a relatively new concept in tourism industry which has considerable growth in<br />recent decade. The variety of geological phenomena in Iran is unique and remarkable. Rageh<br />Canyon, near Rafsanjan city in Iran, with a length of 20 km and a width of 180 meters, and a<br />depth of 70 meters, is beautiful and majestic. This Canyon is the result of the eroding of the<br />water of the permanent river of Givederi, and is related to the Quaternary, and is estimated to be<br />about 20, 000 years old. The erosion of the water in the region has caused a very beautiful shape<br />in the walls of the Rageh Valley, which has added to the beauty of the area. The beauty and<br />uniqueness of this valley has made some people consider the attractiveness of this region to the<br />Shahdad Clement plain in terms of tourism potential. Now the canyon is a place for the presence<br />of some observation tours of the sky, valley climbing and climbing. Rafsanjan is a pistachio pole<br />in Iran, which has a single-product economy. By identifying and introducing natural phenomena<br />such as Rageh Canyon as geotourism attractions, this city can be extracted from the singleeconomy.<br />So the tourism industry in the city booms.