More tourists become interested in Karabakh

There is an increasing foreign interest in the Nagorno Karabakh Republic. According to the Consular Service of the NKR Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the total number of foreign citizens, who visited the Republic in the first half-year of 2010, increased by 45% compared with the similar period of 2009.

According to a release issued by Karabakh Foreign Ministry, the geography of the tourist flow keeps expanding. Considerable part of the tourists are US citizens, France, Iran, Great Britain, Holland, Switzerland, Canada, Italy, Poland, and the CIS states. Special interest in Artsakh is displayed by representatives of the Armenian Diaspora of various states worldwide.

The tourists mainly visit the town of Shushi, the Gandzasar, Amaras, Dadivank Monasteries, and the ancient town of Tigranakert.