Nakhchivan, an integral part of Azerbaijan, gained the status of autonomy in 1924. According to the constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan adopted on November 12, 1995 and the constitution of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic adopted on December 29, 1998 Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic is an autonomous state within the Republic of Azerbaijan. The autonomous state has a parliament consisting of 45 members and a goverment. According of the constitution, the Chairman of the Supreme Assembly of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic is the highest official of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic.
The territory of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic is 5,5 thousand square kilometers, population is 454 thousand people. Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic is composed of the capital city-Nakhchivan and 7 administrative regions. There are 5 towns, 8 settlements and 206 villages.
According to the decree signed by the Chairman of the Supreme Assembly of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic on May 15, 2006, Nakhchivan Tourism Information Center was incorporated in the structure of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. It began to operate within the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic with the 69th decree of the Council of Ministers of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic signed on July 08, 2010, conforming the Centre's regulations and staff table. The center has four staff members. It continues to function in the building of Zaviya madrasa - a historical and architectural monument of XVII-XVIII centuries - which was reconstructed on July 5, 2012.
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On November 29 , 2022 with the participation of representatives of the tourism industry and tourism volunteers operating in the autonomous republic, a presentation event of certificates corresponding to the...
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Barry Till, the British travel blogger and the founder of the travel blog "traveltheworldclub.com", applied to the Nakhchivan Tourism Information Center and declared that he would like to visit the...
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On October 25, 2022, with the participation of representatives of the tourism industry and tourism volunteers operating in the autonomous republic, a presentation event of certificates corresponding to the National...
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Last week, German citizen Thorsten Mueller visited Nakhchivan, and after returning to his country, he sent a voice message to his guide to express his gratitude. We present those impressions. My...
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On October 19, 2022, the tourism and hotel management students of Nakhchivan State and “Nakhchivan” Universities were informed about the tourism potential of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, the activities of...
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On October 12, 2022, an article entitled "Journey to the homeland of Prophet Noah" was published in the tourism magazine "ONA" published in the Slovak Republic. The article was written...
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A meeting on “Results of 2020 and tasks for 2021” was held in the Tourism Department of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic on January 13, 2021. Akbar Novruzov, the Director of the...
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On December 21, 2020 the seminar on "Requirements for tourist routes and methods to create them"was held for the students studying “Tourism and hotel management” specialties of Nakhchivan State and...
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According to the Decree of Chairman of the Supreme Majlis of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic “On supporting innovation and additional measures for giving voluntary assistance to the specialties in higher...
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On December 10, 2020, “Nakhchivan cuisine” Culinary Center held a seminar on “National cuisine of Nakhchivan” for students studying in the specialty “Technology teaching” at the Nakhchivan State University. Matanat...
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