Development Assessment Capabilities of South Khorasan Province, Using Analitical Network Process

South Khorasan province is less developed areas and new province with important challenges in the way of development and progress. Existence of 14 years successive droughts, desertification, the lack of infrastructure, evaporation and transpiration 10 times more than rainfall, annual reduction 143 million m3 of groundwaters, existence of capitation 0.25 hectare of agricultural land and lower than the standard for each person with 90% of weak rangelands, average and low production capacity and efficiency more than 2 times the capacity of using the rangelands for each cattle unit are serious challenges that the province faces. Choosing the best development strategies according to the most important opportunities and threats and strengths and weaknesses can be effective aid for decision-making for province development. This study following the main features and development strategies is based on weight quantitative methods. Analytical hierarchy process method (AHP). Then, analytical network process (ANP) in matrix SWOT for resolving of the Problem of AHP was need. In this method inner and outer dependency matrix of groups and criteria were calculated for modelling and analysis of data strategies were weighted and were prioritized the main strategies in assessment matrix. strategies for operation in special economic zone (SO3) are best to maintaining and restore new energies and tourism strategy are in the later stages for development of South Khorasan province.