GeoJournal of Tourism and Geosites Year XIV, vol. 34, no. 1, 2021, p.112-125 ISSN 2065-1198, E-ISSN 2065-0817 DOI 10.30892/gtg.34115-626 REVITALIZATION OF MOUNTAIN RURAL TOURISM AS A TOOL FOR SUSTAINABLE LOCAL DEVELOPMENT IN KABYLIE (ALGERIA). THE CASE OF YAKOUREN MUNICIPALITY Amal KELFAOUI* USTHB - Houari Boumediene Sciences and Technology University, Department of Geography and Territorial Planning, B.P. 32, El Alia, Bab Ezzouar, 16111, Geomorphology & Geohazards Laboratory (G&G), Algiers, Algeria, e-mail:
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[email protected] Mohamed A. REZZAZ USTHB - Houari Boumediene Sciences and Technology University, Department of Geography and Territorial Planning, B.P. 32, El Alia, Bab Ezzouar, 16111, Geomorphology & Geohazards Laboratory (G&G), Algiers, Algeria, e-mail:
[email protected] Louardi KHERROUR USTHB - Houari Boumediene Sciences and Technology University, Department of Geography and Territorial Planning, B.P. 32, El Alia, Bab Ezzouar, 16111, Regions & Territorial Governance Laboratory, Algiers, Algeria, Cities, e-mail:
[email protected] Citation: Kelfaoui, A., Rezzaz, A.M., & Kherrour, L. (2021). REVITALIZATION OF MOUNTAIN RURAL TOURISM AS A TOOL FOR SUSTAINABLE LOCAL DEVELOPMENT IN KABYLIE (ALGERIA). THE CASE OF YAKOUREN MUNICIPALITY. GeoJournal of Tourism and Geosites, 34(1), 112–125. https://doi.org/10.30892/gtg.34115-626 Abstract: Our study focuses on the planning and revitalization of mountainous rural tourism to generate income for many rural communities. It targets a community of Great Kabylie in the heart of Djurdjura massif in the eastern part of Tizi-Ouzou province in Algeria. Tourism in these mountainous areas could contribute to rural development, given that it covers 80% of the region and records 13913 tourist overnight stays.