Structural Equilibrium Modeling Barriers and Challenges of Development of Historical-Cultural Tourism from the Viewpoint of the Local Community(Case study: Shams Tabrizi's Tomb in Khoy)

The first step in tourism development is identifying barriers and challenges.The purpose of this research is to examine and analyze the challenges of developing historical-cultural tourism from the local community's point of view, using structural equation modeling (SEM.The present study was descriptive-analytic and data collection was carried out through library studies and field observation (questionnaire distribution).The statistical population of the study was 383 local residents of Kurdistan province in 1396 ,Respectively ,using Cochran sample size and random sampling method. For analyzing and categorizing the extracted data from the questionnaire and testing the main hypothesis,one-sample t-test was used to test the hypothesis of the sub-hypotheses and structural equation modeling using AMOS statistical software.The results confirm the main hypothesis and sub-hypotheses of the research and show the positive effects of the factors and indicators of infrastructure and infrastructure, health and quality of the environment, tourism attractions and urban management on tourism development, and show that these factors are part of the challenge The development of historical-cultural tourism is from the point of view of the local community of Khoy, and the physical activities carried out in this area have not been adequate and sufficient. Key words : Shams Tabrizi, Tourism Khoy city, Local residents, Structural Equation Modeling (SEM)