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Azerbaijan sees increase in number of visitors from Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan Materials 6 July 2022 12:32 (UTC +04:00)
Azerbaijan sees increase in number of visitors from Uzbekistan
Natavan Rzayeva
Natavan Rzayeva
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BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 6. The number of people visiting Azerbaijan from Uzbekistan amounted to 2,500 in June 2022, which is an increase of 10.4 times compared to the same month last year (239 people), Trend reports via the State Tourism Agency of Azerbaijan.

According to the agency, Uzbekistan ranked 12th in the top 15 countries in terms of the number of visitors to Azerbaijan in June 2022.

During this period, Azerbaijan was visited by 154 percent more foreigners than in June of last year.

In May 2022, the number of people visiting Azerbaijan from Uzbekistan amounted to 2,200, which is an increase of 8.9 times compared to the same month last year (246 people)

According to the Ministry of Tourism of Uzbekistan, up to 4.5 million foreign tourists are expected to visit the country in 2022.

The total number of domestic tourists in Uzbekistan increased from 8.8 million in 2016 to 14.7 million in 2019 and exceeded 15 million in 2021.

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