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Azerbaijan experiences surge in tourist arrivals from Turkmenistan

Tourism Materials 22 March 2024 14:00 (UTC +04:00)
Aman Bakiyev
Aman Bakiyev
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ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, March 22. Azerbaijan received around 2,584 Turkmen citizens in February this year, Trend reports.

According to data from Azerbaijan's State Tourism Agency, these figures are more than 74 percent more than the same period last year (1,489 persons).

At the same time, the number of Turkmen citizens who visited Azerbaijan from January through February this year amounted to 5,036 people, a 70 percent rise over the same period the previous year, when the figure was 2,965.

In the first two months of this year, Azerbaijan had 340,836 foreign visitors, a 47 percent increase over the same period last year, when the number of visitors was 232,567.

Meanwhile, 26,015 Turkmen tourists visited Azerbaijan in 2023, up 2.3 times from 11,188 in 2022.

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