Taj Mahal in Agra attracts maximum foreign tourists

Based on records of Archaeological Survey of India, it can be safely stated that Taj Mahal in Agra had the maximum number of 6.48 lakh foreign visitors last year with percentage share of 23.1 per cent. This was followed by Agra Fort with 3.43 lakh visitors and a share of 12.3 per cent during 2014. The information was tabled in the Rajya Sabha.
This has been reported in zeenews.india.com dated 2 December 2015.

Moreover, in a written reply to a question, the Minister of State for Tourism Mahesh Sharma has indicated that the number of foreign tourist arrivals during May 2014 to October 2015 stood at 11.23 million.
Apart from Taj Mahal and Agra Fort, other favorites of tourists were Delhi's Qutab Minar which had 2.76 lakh foreign visitors while nearby Humayun Tomb attracted 2.56 lakh foreigners followed by Fatehpur Sikri in Agra with 2.31 lakh visitors and Red Fort in Delhi attracted 1.22 lakh foreign visitors.
The excavated remain at Sarnath had 88,173 tourists, Akbar's Tomb in Sikandra had 78,528 such visitors, while Western group of Temple at Khajuraho attracted 74,706 foreigners during 2014.

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