15% Rise in Muslim Visits to Russia Registered in 2023
This is according to the country’s Federal State Statistics Service, al-Watan reported.
Muslims from all over the world travel to Russia to visit the country’s historical sites, especially in the Republic of Tatarstan where there is are many Islamic building with Islamic architecture as well as good halal infrastructures.
In recent years, halal tourism services have developed in Russia. A government standard for offering halal products and services was approved last year.
The number of tourists from Turkey, Iran and Tajikistan visiting Russia in 2023 doubled compared to 2022 while the number of those from the United Arab Emirates grew by five times.
The city of Bolgar located on the left bank of the Volga River is a major tourist attraction in Tatarstan.
The city, which is near Kazan, the capital of the republic, is rich in ancient Muslim sites.
Volga Bulgaria was a historic Bulgar state that existed between the 7th and 13th centuries around the confluence of the Volga and Kama River, in what is now European Russia.
In the year 922 AD, the king of Volga Bulgaira accepted Islam and so did the people of the region.
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Every year, the anniversary of the arrival of Islam in the area is celebrated in the month of May.
There is a museum of Islamic heritage in the Republic of Tatarstan which holds the world’s largest printed copy of the Holy Quran.
The copy measures 2 by 1.5 meters and weighs nearly 800 kilograms.
Russia has a large population of Muslims. There ae estimated to be more than 20 million Muslims in the country, many of whom live in Tatarstan.
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