The Top 5 Middle Eastern Countries with the Most Tourist Visits

  Country Tourist Visits 2010 Percent Change
(from 2009)
Middle Eastern Tourist Share
1 Egypt 14,0 million visits + 17.9% 23.3%
2 Saudi Arabia 10,8 million visits - 0.4% 18.0%
3 Syrian Arab Republic 8,5 million visits + 40.3% 14.2%
4 United Arab Emirates 7,4 million visits + 9.1% 12.3%
5 Jordan 4,5 million visits + 20.3% 7.6%
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Sources:  United Nations World Tourism Organization 2012

List Notes: Data is the number of tourist visits to the Middle East in millions for the year 2010. Percent change is from 2009. Tourist share is percent share of visits to the Middle East. Data was collected by UNWTO, June 2011. Please note: the tourist data supplied to the UNWTO would have been collected before the Arab spring which would go on to affect tourist visits to countries like Syria and Egypt in 2011 - 2012.
Middle Eastern Countries with the Most Tourist Visits

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