Prospects for the development of sacred tourism in Kazakhstan

This article discusses the possibility of development of sacred tourism in Kazakhstan as one of the promising areas of the tourism industry, the purpose of which is to increase the tourist attractiveness of the regions, as well as attracting domestic and foreign tourists. Ten sacred historically unique potential places of Kazakhstan, necessary for the development of the sacred type of tourism, were characterized, their significance were described. The analysis of the flow of tourists to the sacred places of Kazakhstan and the distribution of incoming tourists for the purpose of pilgrimage and religion and the countries of residence for 2016-2019 is considered. The authors of this article come to the conclusion that visiting valuable cultural objects, various monuments of culture and cultural heritage, religious mausoleums, places with historical values and geographical attractions by tourists determine the activities for the development of sacred tourism and state support for sacred places. Thus, the development of sacred tourism, which leads to an increase in the welfare of the population of the regions, to the solution of social and economic issues should be given a number of actions necessary in our opinion, as well as the relationship and interaction of representatives of the tourism industry with the population.

сакральный туризм, религиозный туризм, паломничество, туристская привлекательность, туристские ресурсы, развитие экономики, поступления в бюджет, sacred tourism, religious tourism, pilgrimage, tourist attraction, tourist resources, economic development, budget revenues, киелі туризм, діни туризм, қажылық, туристік тартымдылық, туристік ресурстар, экономикалық даму, бюджетке түсетін түсімдер

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