Religious tourism in the province

Hamad Majid Badawi Hamza
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Abd Ali Kazim Al-Fatlawi

It is known as tourism activity and is based on the movement of tourists from their places of residence to other areas to make religious visits and trips. It is a spiritual and social need for the individual who is satisfied by visiting religious places and performing rituals. Thus, this type enjoys a different advantage from other kinds of tourism due to the loyalty and spiritual acceptance it enjoys among members of society, in addition to other psychological aspects associated with it, represented by breaking the atmosphere of the routine of work and daily life, and thus its performance is better. The study area is characterized by the presence of many religious shrines, which, if it is possible to develop, activate, and employ them to serve religious tourism, will be a tributary of the tributaries of the economy of the province and the country in general. (Al-Hasnawi, 2001)