Nearly 290,000 Turkmen Citizens Travelled to Uzbekistan in the First 10 Months of This Year
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Nearly 290,000 citizens of Turkmenistan travelled to Uzbekistan between January and October 2026. Turkmenistan ranked seventh among the countries sending the most visitors to its neighbouring state. Overall, Uzbekistan welcomed 11.6 million foreign tourists during the first ten months of the year,…
Between January and October 2026, a total of 289,900 citizens of Turkmenistan travelled to Uzbekistan. The news was reported by the « yuz.uz » publication, citing data from Uzbekistan’s National Statistics Committee.
In terms of the number of citizens who visited the neighbouring country during the reporting period, Turkmenistan ranked seventh.
Kyrgyzstan topped the list of countries sending the largest numbers of visitors to Uzbekistan, with 3.1 million people. Kazakhstan ranked second with 2.7 million, while Tajikistan came third with 2.5 million visitors. Uzbekistan also received 1.1 million travellers from Russia and 432,600 from Afghanistan. China, which ranked just ahead of Turkmenistan, accounted for 430,200 visitors.
Overall, Uzbekistan welcomed 11.6 million foreign tourists during the first ten months of 2026. This represents a 19.4 percent increase compared with the same period last year.