Dark tourism is an important part of tourism at some destinations; however, little is known about the factors that influence the overall dark tourism experience. This research aims to contribute to this existing knowledge gap by improving our understanding of the nature of the dark tourism experience and its formation process. Through in-depth, semi-structured interviews with 15 tourists in the war zones of Iran, participants were asked to talk about their memorable experiences and why the experience was special to them. Using a grounded theory approach, a theoretical model of memorable dark tourism experiences (MDTEs) was developed and four key factors influencing dark tourism experiences at a destination were identified: learning from dark experiences, spiritual experiences, involvement in activities and emotional experiences. The findings of this study contribute to ongoing efforts in tourism studies to understand the nature of memorable tourism experiences in general and in the context of dark tourism experiences in particular. The theoretical and practical importance of the research results is discussed and various approaches are proposed for future research.

黑暗旅游是一些目的地旅游的重要组成部分；然而，对影响整体黑暗旅游体验的因素知之甚少。本研究旨在通过提高我们对黑暗旅游体验的本质及其形成过程的理解来弥补现有的知识差距。通过对伊朗战区的 15 名游客进行深入、半结构化的采访，参与者被要求谈论他们难忘的经历以及为什么这次经历对他们来说很特别。使用扎根理论方法，开发了令人难忘的黑暗旅游体验（MDTE）的理论模型，并确定了影响目的地黑暗旅游体验的四个关键因素：从黑暗体验中学习、精神体验、参与活动和情感体验。本研究的结果有助于旅游研究的持续努力，以了解总体上令人难忘的旅游体验的性质，特别是在黑暗旅游体验的背景下。讨论了研究结果的理论和实践重要性，并为未来的研究提出了各种方法。