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Alexandr Avanesov

188,856 tourists visit Armenia this July

188,856 tourists visit Armenia this July

ArmInfo. A total of 188,856 tourists visited Armenia this July. 

About 770,000 tourists visited Armenia this January-July. 

A total of 588, 731 people arrived in Armenia since the beginning of  this year against 243,076 in the corresponding period last year - a  2.4-fold increase. 

Most tourists are from Russia (251,035 or 42.5% of the total number),  from Georgia (4,703 or 10.7%) and Iran  (48,122 or 8.2%).

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