Aksel Potosyan, Hossein Kiasari – The tourism potential and resources of the territory: the essence, characterization and assessment. – In any area the main condition for the development of tourism are touristic resources and potential. Those are complex of natural, historical and cultural and socio-economic preconditions of the area, that provide the implementation of the tourism activity. In the article are discussed issues, concerning essence and assessment of the components of tourism resources, and the potential of the territory.