BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 18. A total of 172,577 foreigners visited Azerbaijan in March 2024, which is 26 percent higher than the same indicator in 2023 (136,505), Trend reports.
According to the State Tourism Agency of Azerbaijan, the top 10 countries by the number of foreigners visiting Azerbaijan in March 2024 include Russia (56,021 people), Türkiye (31,213 people), Iran (19,309 people), India (13,777 people), Georgia (8,240 people), Kazakhstan (7,375 people), Pakistan (3,195 people), Uzbekistan (3,105 people), Ukraine (2,816 people), and Turkmenistan (2,619 people).
Meanwhile, 513,413 foreigners visited Azerbaijan from January through March this year, which is 39 percent more than in 2023 (369,072).
However, 2,086,548 foreigners visited Azerbaijan in 2023, which is over 30.2 percent higher than in 2022 (1,602,600).
To note, 119,094 tourists visited Azerbaijan in January, 113,473 in February, 136,505 in March, 154,233 in April, 190,081 in May, 205,910 in June, 224,826 in July, 200,138 in August, 192,115 in September, 187,843 in October, 169,461 in November, and 192,869 in December.
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