Hajj is the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The 2012 Hajj is expected to gather over two million Muslims from more than 180 countries across the globe between 24 and 29 October and is by far the largest mass gathering in the world. With the Hajj approaching, the Ministry of Health of Saudi Arabia has issued information in Arabic and English about health requiremen...

The article is devoted to nature conservation in the context of eco-tourism development. leading problems work modern specially protected natural areas theorists and practitioners are following: 1) organization tourist destinations management systems for ecological tourism: it necessary not only meet needs environmental, as well related pilgrimage educational tourism, but also destination itsel...

Archetype is the path to unconscious, myth one of forms archetype in ancient times, and science fiction a modern myth. What have common reflection on current order imagination unknown world (the dream about unknown). James Gunn’s “Transcendent”, series contemporary re-writing Campbell’s heroic model, as well re-creation pilgrimage narrative model Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, with Jung’s immutabl...

Mansehra, one of the most important districts Hazara Division, is generally known for its natural landscape and pleasant weather that attract thousands visitors from across country abroad every year.Its geographic location adds more value to potential as a tourist destination. Located on ancient modern trade routes, Mansehra has been receiving transmitting cultural flow muti directions since ea...

hajj and pilgrimage is the most important source of providing human resource for pilgrimage caravans. without a doubt, the heads of this organization need to be trained. based on this need, this study seeks to identify and rank the training needs of hajj caravan actors. the population of this study includes all the managers/administrators of hajj caravans in 2013.a sample of 222 managers/admini...

Based on the spatial analysis and GIS modeling of distribution religious sites in Greater China, we have developed concept regional systems (RRSs) as a novel way understanding studying patterns their relationship with other social cultural factors. This essay further explores theoretical issues such its center–periphery relations existing administrative economical hierarchies. Drawing our curre...

Abstract: social and cultural factors of the development modern tourism are studied. Particular attention was paid to issues individual's need for tourist services, nature tourist's needs determined, peculiarities meeting in services were analyzed. Tourism is considered as a complex multidisciplinary phenomenon, its developed forms, it has strong impact on both person himself many areas his lif...

Samia’s father had just passed away. His death was unexpected, and her grieving family was torn over what could seem a simple dilemma: should they fulfill his wish of going to Mecca for pilgrimage or honor his memory by giving money to the poor? The family was divided. “What does our religion say?” they wanted to know. I met Samia on her way back from Al-Azhar where she had gone to consult the ...