STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF THE FOREIGN TOURIST FLOW IN WAKHAN DISTRICT OF BADAKHSHAN PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN

The present study was conducted in the Wakhan District a tourist attraction region in the Badakhshan Province of Afghanistan. The current research aims are a statistical analysis of the foreign tourist flow in the Pamir region. The interview was conducted using semi-structured questionnaires. A total of 137 respondents were interviewed and respondents were government officials and local people. Descriptive statistics were applied to analyze the tourism condition and local people’s income in the last fifteen years. The results indicate that 2004 tourists visited this area, the number of male tourists 471 (24%) is more than the number of female tourists 116 (6%). As well as the percentage of young tourists 1050 (51%) and adult tourists 366(19%). According to Carrent’s analysis, during the last 15 years, local income in one was 388.5 dollars from tourism. In conclusion, in the last fifteen years, 2004 tourists visited the Pamir region, and local people’s income was 5827.9 dollars.