Landscape of the Mangystau Region in Kazakhstan as a Geomorphotourism Destination: A Geographical Review

Koshim, A.; Geoinformatics, Al-Farabi Avenue; Sergeyeva, Aigul; Bexeitova, R.; Aktymbayeva, Aliya; Kazakhstan, Tourism, Moldagulova Ave , , Aktobe,; Geoinformatics,

doi:10.30892/gtg.29201-476

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“…Scientists have put forward an interesting hypothesis that Beket Ata mosque used to be an observatory, in which a Sufi observed the celestial motion. A distinctive feature of the mosque is its location, visitors can get inside if they descend about 1,500 m underground (Koshim, Sergeyeva, Bexeitova, & Aktymbayeva, 2020).…”

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Territorial image and branding as tools for developing Western Kazakhstan as a tourist destination

Sergeyeva

Omirzakova

Zhakuda

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With the development of tourism it has been necessary modernization of ways on being attended by tourists. Comparatively new method of influencing to a customer is branding, has been the most significant process in terms of promotion, which identify features of exact territory in contribution of competitive activities for being attractive for tourists. The article is aimed to identify the existing and promising tourist brands of Western Kazakhstan. Since territorial branding is a key factor in the development of tourism industry, the authors conducted a survey among respondents from different regions of Kazakhstan to identify potential tourist brands, main associations, as well as challenges and opportunities for recreation and tourism. The research was carried out using the Google Forms platform and sociological survey. The research results prove that there are unofficial leading brands in the region, which are likely to become the region?s official tourist symbols. Besides, both favorable and unfavorable factors for recreation demonstrate the controversial development of tourism industry in the research area. Creation, development, and promotion of a tourist brand plays an important role in the tourism and recreation area. This contributes to strengthening the tourist destination image in the tourism market.

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Territorial image and branding as tools for developing Western Kazakhstan as a tourist destination

Sergeyeva

Omirzakova

Zhakuda

et al. 2021

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“…The first includes regions with high potential (Turkestan, Jizzakh, Tashkent); the second type includes regions with medium natural conditions (Syrdarya, Mangystau); and the third type includes regions with low potential (Republic of Karakalpakstan, Aktobe region, Kyzylorda region, Navoi region). In almost all border regions, the aesthetic appeal of the relief and landscapes is high [22].…”

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Development of Cross-Border Tourism in Accordance with the Principles of Sustainable Development on the Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan Border

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Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are two leading countries of Central Asia, mutually beneficially cooperating in the field of cross-border tourism. In this study, the tourism potential of the border areas was determined on the basis of tourism infrastructure and settlement density data. The geographic coverage of the study included nine regions located within the limits of the Kazakhstan–Uzbekistan border. We proposed the application of a rating assessment of the estimated tourism resource potential of Kazakhstan–Uzbekistan border regions, which provides the basis for comparative analysis of tourism development and promising opportunities for the large territory. The method allows one to achieve an understanding of the availability and volume of tourist and recreational resources in order to assess the tourism potential in the Kazakhstan–Uzbekistan border area in the framework of sustainable development. The study results generally allow the availability level of border region tourism resources to be determined and areas with more favorable and attractive conditions for cross-border tourism development to be identified.

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“…In other studies, geotourism is based on geology and landscapes [10,35], including features of natural, subnatural, and humanised landscapes [36,37]. Landscapes themselves become territorial resources for tourism [38,39], promoting the image of the countryside [40,41] and conservation [42][43][44][45], geotourism and recreation activities, and preservation [31,46,47]. Geotourism and ecotourism merge thematically, are close and complementary, and are types of tourism that highlight and orient tourists towards non-consumptive activities of biotic and abiotic wilderness [5,48,49] that should not be degraded by visiting and exploring.…”

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Landscapes of the Yazd-Ardakan Plain (Iran) and the Assessment of Geotourism—Contribution to the Promotion and Practice of Geotourism and Ecotourism

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Keshavarz

Almodaresi

2023

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The attractions and capabilities of geomorphosites are among the unique assets of each country, and their identification, classification, and planning have great importance for the development of tourism. The purpose of this research was to identify, quantitatively analyse, and classify landforms treated as geosites and landscapes of Yazd Province, using the Pralong method. The present study is a descriptive analytical research based on library studies and field surveys. After determining the study area using satellite imagery, six geomorphosites were selected. Using the Pralong method, six geomorphosites were evaluated: Chak Chak, Mountain Eagle, Siahkooh, Shirkooh, Qanat, and Barfkhane Tezerjan. In this method, using the extraction of collected data from the questionnaires completed by 41 geotourism experts in the first stage, the four grades that were evaluated in terms of potential capability of geomorphosites include the appearance aesthetic, scientific, historical-cultural, and socio-economic variables, and in the next step, two variables of productivity value and quality of productivity were evaluated. The results of evaluations showed that the geomorphosites Chak Chak and Barfkhane Tezerjan had the highest score (0.62) and are the best geomorphosites for converting to geotourism and ecotourism applications, and they have high potential for attracting tourists. The second place was dedicated to the Shirkooh geomorphosite, which is considerable in terms of the average tourism grade. The best average productivity value belonged to the Chak Chak geomorphosite with 0.52, and the last one was Mountain Eagle with 0.32. All six attractions in this study had a medium grade in the qualitative scale index, meaning that they have good potential in geotouristic and ecotouristic points of view and could be improved by regional planning. Therefore, the results of this study can be used by local managers and planners to develop and promote geotourism and ecotourism.

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Landscape of the Mangystau Region in Kazakhstan as a Geomorphotourism Destination: A Geographical Review

Cited by 10 publications

References 8 publications

Territorial image and branding as tools for developing Western Kazakhstan as a tourist destination

Territorial image and branding as tools for developing Western Kazakhstan as a tourist destination

Development of Cross-Border Tourism in Accordance with the Principles of Sustainable Development on the Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan Border

Landscapes of the Yazd-Ardakan Plain (Iran) and the Assessment of Geotourism—Contribution to the Promotion and Practice of Geotourism and Ecotourism

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