Is the Jolfa-Hadishahr Plain (Northwest of Iran) a Geomorphosite: A New Domain of Tourism Sites Management?

Jolfa-Hadishahr plain existing in the Aras free industrial and trade zone (northwest of Iran) are used by tourists for trekking or as pathways to other tourist sites and neighbor countries around the plain. The aim of this paper is to introduce the plain as a geomorphosite and to define vulnerability of geoheritage which draws attention to the geological and geomorphological elements of nature, to planners. The research was based on the following survey and data processing phases: a) definition of general characteristics of study area, b) survey of geomorphological units, 3) survey of the geomorphological features and the geoenvironmental elements that may affect vulnerability, d) definition of possible risk scenarios. In conclusion, the Jolfa-Hadishahr plain is a geomorphosite and its characteristics are showed in a table as geomorphosite description card. Increasing people and tourists on the site threats environmental stability of the plain. The data collected on this geomorphological environment could be made available to a wider public, ranging from the individual visitor, to plain agency departments and staff, in the form of thematic geotourist maps and geomorphosite description card and in turn, plain agencies could utilize these maps as support for plain area planning and management with the aim of safeguarding both the plain and the plain visitors and dwellers, while also valorising the environment.