Rosturizm will develop pilgrimages routes to the holy places of Islam in Russia. The head of the Federal Tourism Agency, Oleg Safonov, informed about it in an interview with TASS according to the results of the second touristic exhibition "Visit Chechnya", which took place in the architectural and ethnographic museum "Shira Ben-Yurt" on the outskirts of Benovillage.

      He noted that "together with his colleagues he discussed the possibilities for development of religious tourism." "To do this, there are all opportunities in Chechnya," - said the head of the Federal Tourism Agency. "We are starting to work with our colleagues to create routs of Islamic pilgrimage tourism. This is a serious work, which will include not only the routes all over Chechnya, but also all over all republics, the cities of our country, where Islamic shrines, mosques, significant and interesting places are located", - said Safonov.