Analysis of the effect of the National Division System on the Level of Development of Kermanshah Province

Document Type : Original Research

Authors
N. Rasuoli 1
H. Mahkouei 2
A. Gandomkar 2
1 Ph.D. Student of Political Geography, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran.
2 Department of Geography, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran.
10.48311/psp.7.1.147
Abstract
Country divisions are one of the solutions that countries follow for territorial development so that they can put the place of residence of citizens at a suitable level for living. Several factors play a role in country divisions, factors such as scientific and legal indicators, form of government and type of political regime, geography of power and support, ecological minorities, strategic environment and surrounding spaces of the country, etc. Iran is one of the countries with a historical history of having a system of country divisions, and the divisions of the country face problems. Kermanshah province is one of the border provinces that is associated with deprivation and lack of development. As one of the western provinces of the country, in line with the country division system, this province has 14 cities, 31 urban centers, 86 villages and 2,793 inhabited villages. The main goal of this article is to analyze the state of the national division system on the development of Kermanshah province. To investigate this goal, the main question raised is, what was the status of the country's division system on the level of development of Kermanshah province? In response to this question, the descriptive-analytical method has been used using library resources and internet sites. The results of research findings show that due to the formation of the first urban phenomenon for the city of Kermanshah, lack of attention to the existing cultural-religious structure in the province and lack of attention to environmental potentials, for example in the field of agriculture, the current country divisions in Kermanshah province are ineffective and It has not had a favorable effect on the development process in this province.

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Political Organizing of Space
Volume 7, Issue 1 - Serial Number 25
February 2025
Pages 147-174