Document Type : Research Paper

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Assistant Professor of Geography and Rural Planning

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One of the strategies that in most developing countries for economic and cultural development are considered, the development of tourism in deprived areas with potential for tourism development.Due to this, planning is essential in various aspects of tourismand identify suitable areas for tourism in terms of climatic comfort is important in tourism planning. The aim of this study was estimate the climatic comfort of urban and rural areas of Ilam and Kermanshah and planning for the development of tourism.For this, first survey the tourist attractions of these provinces in the fields of cultural-historical and the natural are actionand then Baker index was used to estimate the climatic comfort.For this purpose, the data required of 8 stations surveyed, in the 20-year period (2013-1993) was extracted and analysis necessary.Finally, for zoning bioclimatic conditions, the data transferred to the GIS software and by using Kriging interpolation, the maps were drawn.The results showed that in 3 monthsonly two stations of Sarpolzohab and Dehloran, in April: stations of Dehloran, Islamabad Gharb, Ilam and Sarpolezahab, In May: the stations of Rawansar, Kermanshah, Kangavar, Islamabad Gharb, Ilam and Sarpolezahab, In June: the stations of Rawansar, Kermanshah, Kangavar and Islamabad Gharb, in July; the stations of Kangavar and Kermanshah, in September and October; Rawansar, Kermanshah, Ilam,Kangavar and Islamabad Gharb and, in November, Dehloran the stations, Kangavar, Islamabadgharb, Ilam and Sarpolezahab, and in December: the stations of Dehloran, IslamabadGharb and Sarpolezahab, Have favorable conditions for urban and rural tourism.

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