OIC helps developing tourism program for Gabala

During the 10th session of the Islamic Conference of Tourism Ministers (ICTM), held on February 5-7, 2018, the city of Gabala, Azerbaijan, was selected as the Capital of Islamic Tourism for the year 2020.

The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), in coordination with the Republic of Azerbaijan and the OIC institutions, is developing a program full of tourism, culture, arts, heritage festivals and Islamic tourism exhibitions within the framework of commemoration of the city of Gabala, the Republic of Azerbaijan, as the OIC City of Tourism 2020.

The Capital of Islamic Tourism is selected annually by the OIC in consultation with the Member States. The program aims at developing the touristic and economic capabilities of the chosen capitals, and enhancing Islamic solidarity through exchanging products and services, and supporting infrastructure in the tourism sector.