TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, December 11. The number of Uzbek tourists visiting Azerbaijan in November 2023 was 3,806, representing a 36% increase over the same month in 2022 (2,795), Trend reports.
According to data given by Azerbaijan's State Tourism Agency, this amount increased by 6.7 percent compared to the previous month of this year, when 3,567 Uzbek visitors visited Azerbaijan.
Overall, 35,222 Uzbek visitors visited Azerbaijan from January to November 2023, representing a 33.88 percent increase over the same period in 2022.
Meanwhile, Uzbekistan ranked ninth among the top 15 nations whose residents visited Azerbaijan in November. In November 2023, travelers from Uzbekistan made up 2.25 percent of the overall tourist influx to Azerbaijan (169,461 people).
According to the organization, Azerbaijan drew the most tourists from Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan among Central Asian countries.
The State Tourism Agency of Azerbaijan disclosed that in 2022, the number of Uzbek visitors to Azerbaijan reached 26,309, surpassing the figure of 2021 by 526 percent.