
The resorts of Karachay-Cherkessia attract tourists from the Gulf countries due to transport accessibility through direct flights from the UAE to Mineralnye Vody and gastronomy that meets the requirements of Islam, which was confirmed by a delegation of GCC ambassadors in June.
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Karachay-Cherkessia is developing tourism infrastructure to attract foreign visitors, especially from countries with a Muslim majority.
The resorts of Karachay-Cherkessia attract tourists from Arab countries due to their transport accessibility. Muslim tourists are attracted to national dishes that meet the requirements of Islam. A delegation of ambassadors from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries highly appreciated the tourism potential of Karachay-Cherkessia.
MOSCOW, October 4 - RIA Novosti. The resorts of Karachay-Cherkessia attract tourists from Arab countries due to transport accessibility, as well as gastronomy, which meets all the requirements of Islam, Sergei Nuppa, a representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry in Mineralnye Vody, told RIA Novosti.
The diplomat recalled that in June, a delegation of ambassadors from the countries of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Persian Gulf (GCC) visited Karachay-Cherkessia and highly appreciated the tourism potential of the republic.
“The tourism cluster of Karachay-Cherkessia, which is attractive for citizens of the GCC countries in terms of transport accessibility due to direct flights from the UAE to Mineralnye Vody airport,” Nuppa said.
“An important factor is the gastronomic one – Muslim tourists will be offered national dishes that meet all the requirements of Islam,” he added.

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