Data in the maps are divided to represent 4 suitability classes according to the FAO framework for
land evaluation [20, 23], namely, highly suitable (0.8-1.0), moderately suitable (0.4-0.8), marginally
suitable (0.2-0.4) and not suitable (0.0-0.2). From the suitability map for ecotourism as seen in Fig.5, it
was found that the area of marginally suitable (S3) is about 69.68% and these are located in the central
part of the province. The area of moderately suitable (S2) is about 29.02% and these are in the Eastern
and Western parts of the province. Only a few percentages (0.89% and 0.41%) of the area were classified
as not suitable (N) and highly suitable (S1), respectively.