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Ajman's Masfout joins UN Tourism world's Best Tourism Villages Network 2025

• Friday, October 17, 2025 8:53 PM
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Masfout in the Emirate of Ajman was announced and recognised today as one of the world's Best
Tourism Village (BTV) by the World Tourism Organisation (UN Tourism) during a special ceremony in

Huzhou City, China, attended by a UAE delegation led by Mahmood Khaleel Alhashmi, Director
General of the Ajman Department of Tourism Development (ADTD). Masfout was awarded this

honour in recognition of iys unique natural, cultural, and tourism assets, which have made it a
pioneering model in the field of sustainable ecotourism and rural tourism.

From Koyasan in Japan to Chamarel in Mauritius, Bled in Slovenia, Carlos Pellegrini in Argentina,

and Masfout in the United Arab Emirates, 52 newly recognised Best Tourism Villages from 29
countries showcase the power of tourism, leading tourism for rural development. In this fifth

edition of BTV, 52 villages from all regions - Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Middle East -
received the recognition, selected from over 270 applications from 65 UN Tourism Member States.

Masfout has become a member of UN Tourism BTV Network, whichgrows every year, and with the

announcement of its 72 new members, 319 villages are now part of the largest community of rural
destinations in the world.

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