Assessing the potential of talented geosites in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province using the Comanescu method

Geotourism has received a lot of attention as a branch of tourism in recent years and can be considered as one of the important pillars in the development of regions. Due to the importance of the issue, in the present study, the geomorphosites of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province have been evaluated. This research is based on descriptive-analytical methods and has been done in several stages. In the first stage, the geosites of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province have been identified using library studies, interviews and questionnaires. In the second stage, geosites have been evaluated using the Comanescu method, and finally, in the third stage, based on the obtained results, the potential geosites of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province have been identified. The results show that among the geosites of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Gandoman wetland geosite has the highest score with a total of 83 points. After this geosite, Spring Koohrang geosite with 82, Choghakhor wetland with 81 and Inverse Laleh plain with 78 points have the highest score. According to the above-mentioned cases, the geosites of Gandman wetland, Koohrang spring, Choghakhor wetland and Inverse Laleh plains have been selected as valuable geosites of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, which need special attention.