Investigating the tourism potential and capacity of Mesgarabad resort and presenting an operational plan in District 15 of Tehran Municipality

The wide concentration of facilities in the city of Tehran always provides the basis for attracting people from the surrounding areas into the urban area. The continuation of this situation, in addition to fueling the spatial inequalities and the wide gap between the center and the surrounding areas, has led to the fattening and increase of the population of the metropolis of Tehran. The 15th urban area of Tehran and especially the peripheral neighborhoods such as Mesgarabad and Masoudiyeh are among the places that are in an unfavorable situation compared to many urban areas of Tehran in terms of development level, wealth indicators, urban services and living facilities. Therefore, the development of tourism and recreational activities in this area will not only help to increase the urban living facilities for the deprived residents, but it will be very effective in terms of attracting investment and increasing local job creation platforms and infrastructure development. The general purpose of this research is to plan for the development of tourism and recreational activities in Mesgarabad or Narjes Khatun resort, which has been collected in the form of documents. This research is classified as applied research. The obtained results show that today despite having high potential as a resort, there is still a need for planning to create many infrastructures in the field of water supply, electricity, transportation network, parking, providing more access and entry and exit, resolving conflicts with Surrounding properties include fencing, further strengthening of existing dune mounds, recreational facilities