Indigenous knowledge of water mill among the people of Dashaksan village with emphasis on development and tourism

Ahmadi, Ammar; Rashidvash, Vahid; Sharbatian, Yaqub

doi:10.22054/qjik.2025.79035.1420

Indigenous knowledge of water mill among the people of Dashaksan village with emphasis on development and tourism

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

ammar ahmadi ¹

Vahid Rashidvash ²

Yaqub Sharbatian ³

¹ PhD student in anthropology, Islamic Azad University, Ardabil branch

² Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University; Tehran, Iran.

³ Member of the academic staff of the Department of Anthropology, Islamic Azad University, Garmsar branch

https://doi.org/10.22054/qjik.2025.79035.1420

Abstract

The tourism industry is an ancient phenomenon in human societies that has reached its economic, social and ecological position over time in different historical stages. Rural tourism is also considered a part of the tourism industry, which can play an effective role in the development of these areas with proper planning and identification of the advantages and limitations of rural tourism and, as a result, national development and diversification of the national economy. The important topic and basic goal of this research is local knowledge and its relationship with the issue of tourism development in Dashaksan village, Meshkinshahr city, Ardabil province. The theoretical framework of the research is based on the use of the school of functionalism, relying on the theory of needs and the school of structuralism. The tools for collecting information and data are: books, scientific and research articles, atlases and geographical maps, video camera, photo camera, voice recorder and interview, slip and notebook. The findings of this research are the indigenous knowledge of traditional water mills (Diyarman and Diyarmanchaliq) and its modern structure and function among the people of this village and their relationship with the development of tourism in Dashaksan village.

Keywords

Indigenous knowledge

development

tourism

village

Dashaksan

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