The “Cities of Common Cultural Heritage” project on international archeological-tourism route development submitted by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Azerbaijan was entitled to receive the grant provided by COMCEC Coordination Office. The Project includes the assessment of potentially attractive cultural-historical sites and common cultural heritage in 4 countries (Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Turkey) for inclusion into the joint product development. It especially focuses on the Japanese and European tourism market, as well as on arrivals from Islamic countries. Furthermore, it will serve for promoting the Islamic historical - cultural heritage and tourism potential of these countries at an international level. The Project aims at enhancing tourism exchange and increasing tourism arrivals to the COMCEC region by exchange of practices in the relevant sphere and by developing and promoting joint tourism products in these countries. It will contribute to bring the tourism sector to an internationally competitive level and ensure sustainable tourism development in COMCEC region by raising awareness of the existing destinations with their cultural sites and attractions at the targeted source markets. It will also serve to the strengthening cooperation among these countries’ public and private sector representatives in the tourism sphere, as well as preservation of Islamic cultural richness and worldwide promotion of historical and cultural heritage in COMCEC region.
