Number of tourists visiting Artsakh grew 41% in first half of 2018September 6, 2018 - 11:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In the first half of 2018, the number of tourists visiting Artsakh grew by 41% against the same period last year, Artak Grigoryan, Head of the Tourism Department of the Ministry of Culture, Youth Affairs and Tourism of the Republic of Artsakh , said, according to Artsakhpress. He said that the geography of tourists visiting Artsakh has also expanded. "Last year, Artsakh hosted thousands of tourists from 95 countries. Most of them were from Russia, the United States, France, the Islamic Republic of Iran and other European countries In 2017, for the first time, we also had tourists from Cameroon, Mongolia, Benin, and Salvador," he revealed. ''Tourists are mainly interested in the picturesque nature of Artsakh, historical and architectural monuments, especially Gandzasar monastic complex, the Nikol Duman House Museum, Tigranakert and Hunot Canyon State Natural-Historical Reserve. "After opening the Vardenis-Martakert highway, great flow of tourists visit Dadivank monastery complex. As a tourism center, Shushi is also worth mentioning." Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |