Geography and Natural Resources

TOURISM POTENTIAL OF SHEKI-ZAGATALA ECONOMIC-GEOGRAPHICAL REGION AND WAYS OF USING THEM

K.Z.Zeynalova

Institute of Geography named after acad. H.A.Aliyev of ANAS,

AZ1148, Baku, Azerbaijan

A b s t r a c t

One of the best ways of sustainable development in the economic-geo­gra­phical region of Sheki-Zagatala, located in the north-western part of Azer­baijan, on the southern slopes of the Greater Caucasus Mountains, is the tourism industry. The article explores natural and anthropogenic monuments existing in Sheki-Zagatala economic-geographical region, provides information on hotels with accommodation facilities, the number of rooms, hotel capacity, num­ber of people accommodated in, and overnight accommodation, calculates to­urism development index, and compiles a map with tourism indicators.

As a result of these studies, it has been estimated that although the deve­lopment of hotel business in the economic-geographical region is considered a positive factor, most of them are concentrated in the administrative region of Gabala. Other areas are poorly developed in terms of tourism. Nevertheless, ecological tourism in the region has been developing in recent years.

Keywords: Sheki-Zagatala, tourism, archaeological monuments, architectural monuments, socio-economic development, hotel, Territorial Development Index

 

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Publication Date: August 30, 2020

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