BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 9. A total of 224,826 foreigners visited Azerbaijan in July 2023, which is 16.24 percent higher compared to the same period last year (193,416), Trend reports.
According to the State Tourism Agency of Azerbaijan, 1.1 million tourists visited Azerbaijan from January through July 2023 (the figure increased by 37.48 percent).
Russia (72,400 people), Turkey (31,300 people), Saudi Arabia (21,900 people), Iran (14,500 people), Georgia (8,700 people), India (7,800 people), Kazakhstan (6,300 people), Pakistan (5,900 people), the UAE (5,200 people), and Israel (4,400 people) ranked first through tenth in terms of the number of foreign visitors to Azerbaijan in July 2023.
Furthermore, 119,094 visitors visited Azerbaijan in January 2023; 113,473 in February; 136,505 in March; 154,233 in April; 190,081 in May; and 205,910 in June.
In 2022, 1.6 million foreign citizens are expected to visit Azerbaijan, more than double the figure of 790,062 in 2021.