BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 15. In the Russian segment of the Internet, the number of search queries about Turkmenistan among popular tourist destinations has increased by more than 270 percent, Trend reports citing Turkmenportal.
Experts studied the requests of Russians for flights in March and in the first half of April and compared them with similar data for February.
Turkmenistan (+270 percent) and Kazakhstan (+130 percent) are among the most popular destinations among Russians. Also in the ranking are Israel (+127 percent), Mongolia (+126 percent), Serbia (+120 percent), Kyrgyzstan (+118 percent), Vietnam (+101 percent) and Uzbekistan (+95 percent).
Furthermore, the Great Silk Road passed through Turkmenistan, and there are monuments of world significance, including the ancient cities of Nisa, Merv, Kunya-Urgench, Dehistan, and Gonur-Depe included in the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List.