TY - JOUR ID - 13607 TI - Analytic Hierarchy Process, Tourism Attractions, Rural Tourism, East Azarbaijan JO - Rural Development Strategies JA - RDSJ LA - en SN - 2383-2657 AU - kazemiyeh, fatemeh AU - sadighi, hasan AU - Chizari, Mohammad AD - Ph.D. Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, University of Tarbiat Modares. AD - Associate Professor Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, University of Tarbiat Modares AD - Professor Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, University of Tarbiat Modares. Y1 - 2016 PY - 2016 VL - 3 IS - 1 SP - 3 EP - 3 KW - Analytic Hierarchy Process KW - tourism attractions KW - Rural tourism KW - East Azarbaijan DO - 10.22048/rdsj.2016.13607 N2 -    Rural non-farm economy is seriously considered for using the full capacity of rural economy in developing countries. Rural tourism is a part of the tourism industry; it can play an important role in rural development, diversification of the national economy and national development through the potential identification. The main purpose of this study was investigation and evaluation of rural tourism attractions. In order to prevent from generalization as well as to achieve exact and applicable results, villages with tourist attractions in East Azarbaijan has been chosen as the area of study. The Analytic Hierarchy Process is used to prioritize the rural areas. This technique is based on a comparison of test and reviews the various options to managers and planners. The population of the study was experts who have knowledge and experience in the field of rural tourism. The findings of this study indicated that studied villages are three levels of development priorities, the levels can be considered as a basis for planning and decision-making of managers in East Azarbaijan Province. UR - https://rdsj.torbath.ac.ir/article_13607.html L1 - https://rdsj.torbath.ac.ir/article_13607_d1918417f1ca11237b96aba6e65a9446.pdf ER -