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Kyrgyzstan becomes most popular tourist destination for Uzbeks

Kyrgyzstan topped the rating of the most popular tourist destinations among Uzbeks, the State Statistics Committee of Uzbekistan said.

According to data of the Committee, from January to October 2022, 3.9 million citizens of Uzbekistan spent their holidays abroad. Of these, 1 million 877 thousand – in Kyrgyzstan.

In second place was Kazakhstan, where 774,000 Uzbeks have traveled since the beginning of the year. Tajikistan received 535.1 thousand tourists from a neighboring country. Turkiye was visited by 239.1 thousand Uzbeks, Russia – 195.7 thousand citizens of Uzbekistan, and the United Arab Emirates – only 85 thousand.

Rating was closed by the following countries:

  • Saudi Arabia – 51.2 thousand people;
  • Egypt – 29.6 thousand people;
  • South Korea – 16.8 thousand people;
  • USA – 12.6 thousand people;
  • India – 7.7 thousand people;
  • Georgia – 7.5 thousand people.

 

 

Source: Kyrgyz National News Agency

Last modified: November 6, 2022