Baku, Azerbaijan, September 8. Azerbaijan received 200,138 foreign visitors in August 2023, a 16 percent increase over the same month last year (171,960), Trend reports.
According to the State Tourism Agency of Azerbaijan, 1 million tourists visited Azerbaijan from January through August 2023 (33 percent growth).
The top 10 countries by the number of foreigners visiting Azerbaijan in August 2023 included Russia (51,010 people), Türkiye (30,210 people), Iran (15,030 people), Saudi Arabia (14,170 people), India (10,240 people), Georgia (9,450 people), Kazakhstan (7,780 people), Pakistan (5,950 people), Kuwait (4,830 people), and Israel (4,760 people).
In January 2023, 119,094 tourists visited Azerbaijan, 113,473 in February, 136,505 in March, 154,233 in April, 190,081 in May, 205,910 in June, and 224,826 in July.
Moreover, about 1,602,600 foreign citizens visited Azerbaijan in 2022, which is more than twice the figure of 2021 (790,062).