DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, August 15. A total of 388,000 foreign citizens visited the Sughd region of Tajikistan from January through June 2023, Abdumajid Rahimov, the head of the Tourism Development Department in Sughd, said, Trend reports.
He mentioned that among these visitors, 185 arrived for diplomatic purposes, 67 for official visits, 21 for investment purposes, 3,143 for professional reasons, 2,432 for work-related activities, 12,186 for tourism, 4,020 for educational purposes, and 236,620 for private visits.
The guests primarily originated from various countries, including Germany with 550 visitors, Poland with 251, China with 839, Türkiye with 1,608, Moldova with 522, Australia with 262, Uzbekistan with 279,821, Kazakhstan with 8,158, Turkmenistan with 176, South Korea with 379, and Russia with 88,770 visitors.
At the same time, official data indicates that the region currently hosts 44 tour companies and two public organizations: the Tourism Development Council and the "Zeravshan" Tourism Development Association. Sughd Region offers a total of 220 tourist destinations, encompassing all historical and cultural sites.