بررسي جاذبه هاي ژيوتوريستي گنبدهاي نمكي لارستان (مطالعه موردي گنبد نمكي كرموستج)

A Study of Geotourist Attractions of Salt Domes in Larestan (Case Study: Salt Dome in Karmostaj)

Geotourism is a Branch of echotorism. Geotorism is a modern way for clarification and description of earth sciences and recognition of natural stocks which besides playing a didactic role, can make tourist development and provides a way for sustainable development in tourist attractions. Salt domes are one of special and rare geological and geomorphologic phenomena which have beautiful landscapes. One of outcrop zones is salt domes in Larestan. About 1/6 of salt domes in the southern part of Iran exist in Larestan. Salt glaciers, karste spring, salt caves, and mushroom shapes are jast some of attractive geomorphological phenomena related to salt domes in Larestan which have high potentials for different kinds of tourists. The per pouse of this study is to introduce karmostaj salt dome to national and international geotourism by using direct and indirect methods. It is assumed that this task can cause local and national economic prosperity by increasing employment.