DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, August 5. A total of 748,300 foreign visitors arrived in Tajikistan from January through June 2024, Trend reports.
According to the country’s statistical agency, the figure rose by 120,400 people, or 19.2 percent, compared to the same period last year.
Of the total number of foreign visitors, 580,500 were tourists, which is a 19.1 percent increase compared to the same period in 2023.
Among the foreign visitors, 687,800 were from Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries, accounting for 91.9 percent of the total, with 530,600 identified as tourists.
Meanwhile, 60,500 foreigners came from countries outside the CIS, including China, the US, Türkiye, Iran, Germany, the UK, Afghanistan, India, and others.
To note, Tajikistan was visited by nearly 1.358 million foreign citizens in 2023. Out of this number, 1.256 million people, or 92.5 percent, were from CIS countries, and 101,833 people, or 7.5 percent, were from other countries. Among the total number of foreign citizens visiting Tajikistan, 1.201 million were tourists, which is 201,000 tourists, or 20.2 percent more than in 2022.