A STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING OF THE ROLE OF MOSQUES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF RELIGIOUS TOURISM (CASE STUDY: ATIGH JAMEH MOSQUE OF SHIRAZ)

A Structural Equation Modeling of the Role of Mosques in the Development of Religious Tourism (Case Study: Atigh Jameh Mosque of Shiraz)

Popular places of pilgrimage and worship have always been center of attraction for domestic and foreign religious travelers.AtighJameh Mosque, in terms of topography, has a central and pivotal role in historic cultural structure of Shiraz.This mosque is the oldest mosque built in Fars, and a variety of arts such as woodcarving, inlay, plaster, and

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Relationship between external weather conditions and number of hibernating bats in two caves in the western Italian Alps

Weather conditions can influence the hibernation behaviour of temperate cave-dwelling bats that are tolerant to low temperatures, and their number can be correlated with weather variables.In this work a first assessment on the correlation between the number of individuals of three species of hibernating bats (Barbastella barbastellus, Myotis emargi

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