During the Eid holiday. 3 northern governorates receive more than 320,000 tourists, 21 JUNE

 During the Eid holiday. 3 northern governorates receive more than 320,000 tourists

Economy News - Baghdad

During the Eid al-Adha holiday, resorts and tourist areas in the governorates of Erbil, Sulaymaniyah and Halabja received more than 320,000 tourists, while statistics on the number of tourists who went to Dohuk were not yet available.

According to information and statistics from the Directorate of Tourism in Sulaymaniyah province, "more than 120,000 tourists visited the province and its tourist areas, most of whom are citizens of central and southern Iraq."

Compared to the same time last year, the percentage of tourists to Sulaymaniyah increased by about 20,000 tourists.

For its part, the responsible authorities in Erbil province announced that "117,421 tourists went to the province during the Eid holiday," noting that "54 felonies and 51 misdemeanors were recorded."

As for the province of Halabja, the Directorate of Tourism announced that "84 thousand and 176 tourists went to the province, for the purpose of tourism and vacation, and 40 violations and warnings were recorded by the inspection and control committees," noting that "there were no unfortunate incidents during that period, and the Eid plan was successfully applied, in terms of receiving tourists and creating the appropriate atmosphere for them."

The concerned authorities in Dohuk province did not announce statistics after tourists flocking to the governorate and its tourist areas during the Eid al-Adha holiday.