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Ecotourism in Azerbaijan

admin — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 21:42:48 +0000

Today of Azerbaijan is considered as the country with a great future, and the development of tourism can become one of priority areas in development of republic, as seeds for expansion of tourist industry exist enough. So, there is an abundance of beautiful sites, natural landscapes in Azerbaijan, generated within long years and centuries, which can satisfy set of tastes from the amateurs of a nature up to simply wishing to wander or to relax. Being by one of basic sites of a Great Silk Way, the republic has rich cultural traditions, wide spectrum of national handicrafts, unique species of flora and fauna.
Now in many countries of the world the Sustainable Tourism Development program is realized, in which the special importance is given to stimulation of development of ecological, scientific and cultural tourism. On the WTO data in 1997 the incomes of tourist industry have exceeded 3,3 trl$, that there corresponds 10,7 % of a World Total Internal Product. Ecotourism, not requiring large investment expenses, promotes besides improvement of an economic infrastructure and increase of the incomes in backward peripheral areas, as well as the solving of a number of social problems (fastening of the local population, increasing public awareness in ecological education, maintenance of additional employment of the village inhabitants etc.). However other enthusiastic developments that are too congested, of poor and unsympathetic design and with inadequate provision for waste and sewage disposal can permanently threaten to a local landscape.
The main purpose of a represented site consists in propagation of ecotourism movement as method of ecological outlook education, involving in nature protection activity, at last in distribution of the information how in the best way to organize free leisure, propaganda of a healthy image of life. As the basic characteristic of ecotourism is that it’s not directed on booty, does not consume resources, promotes ecological based rethinking of consciousness, the semantic orientation of a site is focused on formation of ecological ethics in mutual relation of a society and nature, based on spiritual and moral values, feeling of the responsibility for a nature and long-term future laying in sources of laws of interaction of the human with an environment. The section of photogallery of a site has for an object to promote comprehension of value of a nature monuments, formation of ecological culture. The great thank to John Connor for given opportunity to use photos from a personal collection that are placed in subsection of photogallery – “Azerbaijan by eyes of the foreign visitors”. Unique slides demonstrating beautiful landscapes of a nature, will nobody leave indifferent, also confirm huge potential of ecotourism in propagation of a healthy image of life, as reflect John snapshots.

The site in a common complex of photogallery and accompanying information sections carries out functions of electronic variant of a local lore study museum. The photos reflecting negative consequences of influence of the anthropogenous factors, scientific and technical progress and simply irresponsible intervention of the man in natural idyll are included in a number of exhibits of a virtual museum. As an initial material the photoproduction of ecological exposition of “Land Art” organisation and etc. from the section, illuminating activity of NGO organizations are used.

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Tourism in Azerbaijan

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Tourism in Azerbaijan

The Contract of the Century signed between Azerbaijan and the Consortium of the leading oil companies of the USA, England, Saudi Arabia, Norway, Russia, Japan, Turkey and Italy considerably increased the interest towards Azerbaijan.

The policy of “Open Doors” carried out by the Azerbaijan government as well as the social and economic reformation and democratization of the society realized in the Republic allowed much more citizens of independent Azerbaijan to expand the scope of their ideas about the world and to get opportunities to visit foreign countries. In 1994 the number of Azerbaijani tourists sent abroad was 35786. In 1995 104439 tourists visited foreign countries. In 1996 the number of tourists visiting foreign states was 74045. For the first quarter of 1997 this number was 31470.

The visits of foreign tourists to Azerbaijan has also increased. The number of tourists visiting Azerbaijan was 43551 in 1994 and 44934 – in 1995. In 1996 the number of tourists visiting Azerbaijan decreased a little. That year 16350 tourists visited Azerbaijan. For the first quarter of 1997 this number was 6767.

From 1994 to the first quarter of 1997 the income of the state from foreign tourism was $181 million.
A more complete and mutually related system of tourism statistics has been started. This will help the Azerbaijan Government to take important decisions on making a program on the development of tourism in Azerbaijan by explaining its economic significance.

This process will be fostered by the “Law on Tourism” prepared with the consideration of international standards, Hague declaration on tourism, recommendations of the International Tourism Organization and the world experience on the development of tourism industry.
The Law together with other acts on tourism will ensure the development of this field in Azerbaijan, create a complete national model of tourism industry integrated in the world tourism infrastructure and capable to provide high standard services.

Agreements on cooperation in the field of tourism have been signed with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Greece, China, France, Islamic Republic of Iran, Romania, Turkey and CIS countries. The agreements provide for coordination of the cooperation between administrative bodies in the field, working out joint projects directed in the creation of new kinds of services, training of personnel, exchange of representatives, expert groups as well as a literature, organization of exhibitions, congresses, conferences and cultural events, a realization of measures reducing formality regarding tourist exchanges. In this respect a work on preparing a package of documents with representatives of a number of states is being carried out.

Since 1994 the direct contacts have been set up with the foreign tourist companies: 41 agreements and contracts on tourist exchange have been signed. Azerbaijan is a member of the Organization of Black Sea Economic Cooperation and International tourist organization “Eurasia”.

Azerbaijan has a great potential for developing the tourism industry – ancient cities, fortresses, palaces, mausoleums, mosques, towers “Garavanserais” (ancient oases). There is the unique museum-reservation “Gobustan”, the fire worshipper’s temple “Ateshgah”, the Palace of Shirvanshahs, Maiden Tower. There are more than 6 thousand historical monuments of architecture preserved in the territory of Azerbaijan.

The natural climatic conditions of Azerbaijan are also unique. As it is well known, out of 11 climatic zones 9 exist in Azerbaijan.

There are also the mineral resources, rich fauna and flora.

And finally, there are national traditions and an exquisite national cuisine.

Source: azerbaijan.tourism.az