In 2023, Tajikistan attracted more than 1.4 million foreign citizens. The Chairman of the Committee for Tourism Development under the Government of Tajikistan, Kamoliddin Muminzod, announced at a press conference that last year the total number of foreign citizens visiting Tajikistan reached 1 million 358 thousand people. Of these, 1 million 256.2 thousand, or 92.5 […]
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In 2023, Tajikistan attracted more than 1.4 million foreign citizens.
The Chairman of the Committee for Tourism Development under the Government of Tajikistan, Kamoliddin Muminzod, announced at a press conference that last year the total number of foreign citizens visiting Tajikistan reached 1 million 358 thousand people. Of these, 1 million 256.2 thousand, or 92.5 percent, came from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), while 101.8 thousand people, or 7.5 percent, came from other countries.
Of the total number of foreign citizens arriving in Tajikistan, 1 million 201 thousand were tourists, which is an increase of 201 thousand, or 20.2%, compared to 2022.
In particular, tourists from 121 countries visited Tajikistan, including 805.9 thousand from Uzbekistan, 262.4 thousand from Russia, 31.5 thousand from Kazakhstan, 13.0 thousand from China, and 10.8 thousand from Turkey.
Currently, there are officially 224 tourism companies operating in Tajikistan, of which 41 are registered in GBAO, 106 in Dushanbe, 45 in Sughd region, 17 in Khatlon region, and 15 in cities and districts of republican subordination.
The Government of Tajikistan reports an increase in the number of tourists in the country while the Asian Development Bank has allocated more than 10 million dollars for tourism development in the country, and the World Bank has allocated 15.7 million dollars.
