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A New Guidebook about Uzbekistan has been published in France
15 June 2020
A New Guidebook about Uzbekistan has been published in France

The guidebook dedicated to Uzbekistan and named Ouzbékistan Sur la Route De La Soie (Uzbekistan on the Silk Road) has been published by the Petit Futé publishing house in France.

The travel book tells about ancient cities of Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva, immense landscapes of Surkhandarya and Karakalpakstan regions, centuries-old deserts and mountains, as well as unique traditions of Central Asian nations and deep culture of the Great Silk Road cities.

Due to the global pandemic situation in the world, the number of tourists visiting Uzbekistan had significantly decreased during the months of January-March this year and has made about 1.2 million people only. All means of transportation had been suspended by the government starting as of 16 March until the 30 April of the current year in order to avoid the further spread of COVID-19 in the country. However, special charter flights were organized by the government to transfer the foreigners and Uzbek citizens to their hometowns. As of 30 March 2020, all airports were shut down in the country, and flights were completely canceled, including the special charter services as well.

Nevertheless, as of 1 June 2020, Uzbekistan is resuming inner tourism as the first step, whereas the second step includes resuming the organized regional tourism with neighboring countries of the CIS region. And finally, the third step enables re-starting incoming tourism with several foreign countries, whose citizens will be allowed to enter the country, taking into account pandemic conditions.

Additionally, Uzbekistan is also preparing to launch an internationally recognized certification system for “coronavirus-free” touristic areas and facilities. Coronavirus Free Certification Program will enable Uzbekıstan to promote safe tourism ınsıde the country.

 

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26th Tashkent International Tourism Fair “Tourism on the Silk Road 2020” to be held online

The press conference dedicated to the 26th Tashkent International Tourism Fair “Tourism on the Silk Road 2020” has been held. The event was opened by the Deputy Chairman of the Uzbek State Committee for Tourism Development Ulugbek Azamov.

09 November 2020
Uzbekistan participates in the ancient cultural festival of Spain – Moors and Christians

The ancient cultural festival "Moors and Christians" will take place in the province of Valencia, Spain starting on 25 August and will last through 29 August this year, where Uzbekistan will participate for the first time. 

24 August 2022
Gastronomic E-Dictionary has been developed in Uzbekistan for tourists

The electronic dictionary is designed perfectly not only for the chefs working in restaurants, cafes, and hotels of Uzbekistan but as well for foreign tourists visiting the country.

11 January 2021
Did you know?

Uzbekistan is one of only two countries in the world to be ‘double landlocked’ (landlocked and totally surrounded by other landlocked countries). Liechtenstein is double landlocked by 2 countries whilst Uzbekistan is surrounded by 5!

Did you know that Uzbekistan lies in the very heart of Eurasia, the coordinates for Uzbekistan are 41.0000° N, 69.0000°

Uzbekistan is home to the Muruntan gold mine, one of the largest open pit gold mines in the world! The country has 4th largest reserves of gold in the world after South Africa, USA and Russia

Uzbekistan is the world capital of melons. They have in excess of 150 different varieties, which form a staple part of the local diet, served fresh in the summer and eaten dried through the winter.

It is Uzbek tradition that the most respected guest be seated farthest from the house’s entrance.

Tashkent’s metro features chandeliers, marble pillars and ceilings, granite, and engraved metal. It has been called one of the most beautiful train stations in the world.

The Uzbek master chef is able to cook in just one caldron enough plov to serve a thousand men.

When you are a host to someone, it is your duty to fill their cups with for the whole time they are with you.  What you must not do, however, is to fill their cup more than half-full.  If you do that as a mistake, say it is a mistake immediately.  Doing it means you want them to leave.  Wow!  Amazing, right?

To Uzbeks, respect means a whole lot.  For this reason they love it if, even as foreigners, you endeavour to add the respectful suffix opa after a woman's name; and aka after a man's.  Example: Linda-opa and David-aka.  You could also use hon and jon respectively.

Having been an historic crossroads for centuries as part of various ancient empires, Uzbekistan’s food is very eclectic. It has its roots in Iranian, Arab, Indian, Russian and Chinese cuisine.

Though identified with the Persia, the Zoroastrism probably originated in Bactria or Sogdiana. Many distinguished scholars share an opinion that Zoroastrianism had originated in the ancient Khorezm. Indeed, today in the world there were found 63 Zoroastrian monuments, including those in Iran, India, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Thirty-eight of them are in Uzbekistan, whereas 17 of these monuments are located in Khorezm.

One of Islam's most sacred relics - the world's oldest Koran that was compiled in Medina by Othman, the third caliph or Muslim leader, is kept in Tashkent. It was completed in the year 651, only 19 years after Muhammad's death. 

Tashkent is the only megapolis in the world where public transport is totally comprised of Mercedes buses. And due to low urban air polution it is one of the few cities where one can still see the stars in the sky.

You would be surprised to know that modern TV was born in Tashkent. No joke! The picture of moving objects was transmitted by radio first time in the world in Tashkent on 26 of July 1928 by inventors B.P. Grabovsky and I.F. Belansky.

Uzbekistan is the only country in the world all of whose neighbours have their names ending in STAN. This is also the only country in Central Asia that borders all of the countries of this region

Uzbeks are the third populous Turkik ethnicity in the world after Turks and Azeris (leaving both in Azerbaijan and Iran)

Did you know that there was silk money in Khiva? Super interesting right? Of course, but the best part of having silk money was that it could be sewn into your clothing.

Famous Islamic physician Ibn Sina (Avicenna in the Latin world) who was born near Bukhara was the one of the first people to advocate using women’s hair as suture material – about 1400 years ago.

Uzbekistan has a long and bloody history. The most notorious leader of Uzbekistan was Timur (or Tamerlane) who claimed descent from Genghis Khan. His military campaigns have been credited for wiping out some 5% of the world’s population at the time.

If you have thought that some of the Islamic architecture in Uzbekistan resembles that from Northern India, then that is because Timur’s great great great Grandson, Babur Beg, was the founder of the Moghul Empire that ruled much of India for almost four centuries! Babur’s great great Grandson was Shah Jahan, who built the Taj Mahal.

Uzbekistan was once a rum producig country. There is still a real arboretum in Denau (city near Termez on the border with Afghanistan), grown from a selection station that studied the prospects of plant growing in the unusual for the Soviet Union subtropical climate of Surkhandarya region: only here in the whole of the USSR sugar cane was grown and even rum was produced!

Uzbekistan has been ranked one of the safest countries in the world, according to a new global poll. The annual Gallup Global Law and Order asked if people felt safe walking at night and whether they had been victims of crime. The survey placed Uzbekistan 5th out of 135 countries, while the UK was 21st and the US 35th. Top five safest countries:

  • Singapore
  • Norway
  • Iceland
  • Finland
  • Uzbekistan
Exchange rates
100 RUR
16020.61 UZS
100 USD
1293819.57 UZS
100 EUR
1500672.87 UZS
100 GBP
1715216.05 UZS
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