Kurdistan Tourist Numbers Hike

According to figures from the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), 6,168,000 tourists visited the Kurdistan Region in 2022, an increase of nearly 2 million on the 2021 figure of 4,189,569.

The statistics of tourists by region in 2022 are as follows:

Erbil province: 2,752,000 tourists;
Sulaimani province: 2,545,156 tourists;
Duhok province, 2,340,000 tourists.
The statistics of tourists only for the New Year 2023 are as follows:

Erbil: 61,000 tourists;
Sulaimani: 64,000 tourists;
Duhok: 55,000 tourists.