Vol: 13, Special Issue 2023

Page: 126-135

The Effects of Babylon and Ways to Develop Tourism Services in it

Dr. Ghinia Diaa Mashfi, Dr. Nisreen Ghaly Qasim

http://doi.org/10.37648/ijtbm.v13i05.009

The province of Babylon abounds with archaeological treasures unparalleled in the world, the most important of which is the ancient city of Babylon, which was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in July 2019. It also includes large archaeological cities. The province includes more than (935) archaeological and heritage sites, as well as more than 300 shrines and honorable religious shrines for the prophets, saints and righteous people. Millions of visitors to the holy shrines from outside and inside Iraq annually flock to shrines for scholars, writers, and thinkers, but the problem lies in the governorate's lack of the simplest tourism services that it needs, and this is what we concluded from the absence of basic tourism services in the city, including basic tourism services such as hotels, residential complexes, tourist cities, and restaurants. Cafeterias, tourist parks, stray trees, and amenities, which led to the deterioration of the tourism sector in the city and prevented the possibility of its development and the achievement of financial savings to ensure its continuity and development, while the study recommended a necessity. Creating appropriate legal and financial conditions for the private and mixed sectors to finance, implement and manage infrastructure projects and provide all tourism services needed by the governorate.