Azerbaijani medical tourism

A significant aspect of Azerbaijani tourism industry is medical tourism. Even before the collapse of Soviet Union, Azerbaijan was a popular medical tourism destination and saw many visitors, particularly due to its health spas.
Notable Institutes
Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic Hospital
President Ilham Aliyev attended the opening ceremony of the hospital on December 1, 2015. The hospital consists of an eight-story building, which has 14 inpatient departments, 300 beds and more than 130 doctors.
The hospital has departments of traumatology, emergency and urgent medical care, general therapy, neurology, hematology, eye diseases, otorhinolaryngology, endocrine disorders, proctology, urology, surgery, neurosurgery, resuscitation, and rehabilitation. Volcanic mud is known for having healing properties due to its ingredients such as mineral salts and organic compounds.
Mud-pouring volcanoes can be found in many parts of the world, but one-third of Azerbaijan's mud volcanoes are concentrated within a 16,000-square-kilometer area. Mud volcanoes are most prevalent in the Absheron Peninsula, Shamakhi-Gobustan, Lower Kurian Lowland, Baku Archipelago and near the Georgian border.

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