**6. Conclusion**

In highland and mountain terrain, landslide hazards and susceptibility zonation are critical for land use planning and development. A landslide hazard zonation map was produced using a slope susceptibility evaluation parameter rating scheme. The method takes into account both internal and external causative factors. The slope susceptibility evaluation parameter rating system is a feasible method of assigning numerical ratings to each site-specific intrinsic and external causative factor based on their role and contribution to slope instability. The Birbir Mariam area was subjected to the slope susceptibility evaluation parameter rating method. According to the results, there is a low hazard zone of 26.41% (29.05 km2 ), a moderate hazard zone of 54.72% (60.19 km2 ), and a high hazard zone of 18.87% (20.76 km2 ) in the study area. The generated landslide susceptibility zonation map was compared to actual past landslide activity data to ensure accuracy. According to the comparison, 37 (80.43%) of the 46 landslide inventory data fall into the high hazard zone, 9 (19.57%) into the moderate hazard zone, and none fall into the low hazard zone. As a result, the method used in this study, as well as the resulting landslide susceptibility zonation map, were found to be reliable and can be used in other areas with similar geologic and topographic conditions [45].
