Portugal wants to build tourism ties with Nakhchivan
By Laman Ismayilova
Portuguese Chargé D'affaires in Azerbaijan, Maria João Lopes Cardoso has expressed her country`s interest in establishing ties with Nakhchivan in the field of tourism.
“I would like to emphasize the relations in tourism sector because Portugal has rich experience in the field of tourism,” Cardoso told Azertag as she visited the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic.
The official noted that her country, despite having a population of 10 million, received 17 million tourists in 2015.
“Nakhchivan also has rich tourism potential. So I believe there are good prospects for the development of tourism relations between regions of Portugal and Nakhchivan,” she said, voicing that she loved Nakhchivan and local hospitality very much.
“I hope to come here again with Portuguese guests. After this trip I would recommend any government official, artist or businessmen on business trip to Baku to visit Nakhchivan. I am sure that they will find reliable partners here,” she added.
Nakhchivan, the central city of Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan
Autonomous Republic, remains to be an attractive destination for
social scientists, architects, historians and those who are
interested in world culture and archeology.
The region is closely linked with ancient Eastern civilizations
like the other regions of Azerbaijan, and has left a deep trace on
the course of historical development.
Archeological research conducted in the territory has revealed samples of material culture dating back to the 2nd and 1st millennia B.C.E.
The region abounds with historical monuments, including ancient Gamigaya, Farhad house, Ajhabi-Kahf, Yusuf ibn Kuseyr tomb, Momina Khatun tomb, Tomb of the Gulistan, Khanagah tomb, Qazanchi bridge, Nakhchivan Juma Mosque, and Qesariyya monument.
Momina Khatun Tomb is one of the most popular places, representing a grand monument of the national architecture of Azerbaijan and a pearl of Oriental architecture, which was built in 1186.
Nakhchivan Juma Mosque, an architectural monument of the Middle Ages, is another significant architectural site.
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