Spatial relationships between the development highway and tourist sites in Iraq

Transportation is one of the reasons that contribute effectively to the prosperity of tourism in any country. Through all types of transportation methods and means, all requirements for tourism activity are provided and promoted in the destination places, meaning that transportation represents the basic basis for tourism and its popularity. The prosperity of tourism and entertainment activity in any country is closely linked to the progress of means and methods of transportation, so the research aims to determine the nature of the spatial relationships between the development highway and tourist sites in Iraq. The research revealed that if the first path was adopted as an option for the rapid development road, the number of sites served would be 40 religious tourist sites, with a relative importance of 48.78%, and about 39 historical archaeological sites, with a relative importance of 56.52% of the total archaeological sites in Iraq. As for adopting the second or third alternative, the number of sites served would be 68 sites. Religious tourism has a relative importance of 82.92%, and about 47 archaeological and historical tourism sites have a relative importance of a