BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 11. The number of Kazakh tourists visiting Azerbaijan amounted to 3,500 in April 2023, which constitutes a significant increase of 94.4 percent, compared to 1,800 visitors in the same month last year, Trend reports citing the State Tourism Agency of Azerbaijan.
In April, Kazakhstan ranked 7th in the top 10 countries whose citizens visited Azerbaijan. The share of tourists from Kazakhstan amounted to 2.26 percent of the total figure.
According to the agency, among the Central Asian states, Azerbaijan attracted the highest number of visitors from Kazakhstan.
The State Tourism Agency of Azerbaijan is a governmental body established to improve public administration in the fields of culture and tourism. Previously, the agency revealed that in 2022, a total of 1,602,600 foreign citizens visited Azerbaijan, which was more than double the figure for 2021 (790,062).