Determination the priority of disposed zones of desert tourism by use of GIS (Case Study: Isfahan Province)

This study aims to determine the priority of disposed zones of desert tourism in Isfahan province. With respect to the components, the research type is applied and developmental and the research method is descriptive and survey. In this study Rating are given to the attractions of the desert and sand dunes based on performance levels (national, regional, international), privileges (infantry, cavalry), hotels and climate,.Maranjab desert in Natanz and Aran, Mesr desert in Khoor, Siahkooh, Rigjen and a part of Kavir plain in naein, Daghsorkh in Ardestan, and Varzaneh sand dunes in Isfahan, have desert tourism potential in Isfahan province.The results show that the best areas for desert tourism development based on performance levels, privileges, hotels and climate are Abbas Abad and Matin Abad villages and the cities of Islamabad, Khalidabad and Badrod in Natanz, Mesr and Farahzad vilages in Khor And Hossein Abad and Abuzeydabad villages in Aran Bidgol. After that, Respectively, Choupanan village in the Nain, Amir Abad and Hossein Abad villages in Ardestan and Varzaneh in Isfahan have the most score for desert tourism development.