  Armenia sees 140,000 tourist arrivals in January 2025 February 19, 2025 - 16:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In January 2025, a total of 139,482 tourists visited Armenia, according to the country's Tourism Committee. The majority (65%) arrived by air. This marks a slight decline from the previous year when 154,319 tourists visited Armenia during the same period. Russia topped the list of visitor sources, accounting for 55,130 arrivals (39.5%). Georgia followed with 17,920 tourists (13%), while 13,186 visitors (9.4%) came from Iran. India and the Philippines ranked fourth and fifth, with 2,033 and 2,002 tourists, respectively. Meanwhile, 1,732 visitors arrived from Ukraine. The highest January tourist arrival record was set in 2023, when 159,319 visitors traveled to Armenia. The most active tourist demographic remains 35–44-year-olds.   Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
