Baku / 08.01.18 / Turan: Last year, 2,691,998 foreign citizens visited Azerbaijan, which is 449,215, or 20% more than in 2016, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism informed today.
Most of the tourists were from Russia - 853,082; the others are citizens of Georgia - 537,710, Iran - 362,597, Turkey - 301,553, United Arab Emirates - 102,360, Iraq -62,454, Ukraine - 57,756, Saudi Arabia - 33,273. The rest are 381 213 citizens of other countries.
Most of all foreigners - 313,515 visited Azerbaijan in July. The highest rate of growth in the flow are tourists from Iran, the United Arab Emirates, the Russian Federation and Saudi Arabia. -03D06-
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On December 25, an Embraer 190 passenger plane operated by Azerbaijan Airlines CJSC (AZAL), on a Baku–Grozny flight, crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan. Azerbaijan’s Consul General in Aktau, Ayxan Suleymanlı, stated that the plane had 67 people onboard, including crew members, 38 of whom died. According to him, 26 of the deceased were Azerbaijani citizens.
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On December 27th, rain is expected in Baku and the Absheron Peninsula, and heavy rainfall in some areas. The wind will be southeast. The air temperature at night will be +7 to +9°C, and during the day, it will be +9 to +11°C. Humidity will be 70-80%. Precipitation is expected across the country in the evening, particularly in the eastern regions. Snow is expected in the mountains.
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Embraer 190 plane of Azerbaijani airline AZAL crashed near the city of Aktau early in the morning on December 25.
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Embraer 190 plane of Azerbaijani airline AZAL crashed near the city of Aktau early in the morning on December 25.
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