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Indonesian Delegation had pilgrimage tour to Magnificent Samarkand

30 January 2021

A delegation of the Parliament of Indonesia headed by the Vice-Chairman of the Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation Agency, Mardani Ali Sera, has arrived to Uzbekistan. During their stay the delegation had a tour to the ancient city of Samarkand.

Uzbek State Committee for Tourism Developments informs that the main purpose of the Indonesian Delegation’s visit to Samarkand is getting introduced with the sacred sites, architectural and historical monuments of marvelous Samarkand. The guests paid a visit to historical monuments and places of worship of the ancient city, the Imam al-Bukhari Complex, the Amir Timur Mausoleum, the architectural ensemble on Registan Square, the Shakhi-Zinda Complex and the Mirzo Ulugbek Observatory.

The Delegation was indeed highly impressed with the breathtaking cultural and historical heritage that the magnificent city of Samarkand has to offer to its visitors,

Recently Uzbekistan and Indonesia have been negotiating and reached certain agreements on cooperation in the tourism field, which includes working together on promoting Ziyarat Tourism / Pilgrimage Tourism to Uzbekistan throughout the Mass Media channels of Indonesia with the aim of resuming tourism flow from Indonesia to Uzbekistan.

Playing a huge role in the history of the Islamic Civilization and being a motherland to such great scholars as Imam Al-Bukhari, Ibn Sina (Avicenna), Al Khorezmi and many others, Uzbekistan is a must place to visit to Muslim travelers. Our country has recently been working on creating excellent Muslim tour packages to Uzbekistan (Pilgrimage Tours to Uzbekistan), attracting not only Muslim travelers to the holy places belonging to Islamic history located all over the country, but also Buddhist and Zoroastrian monuments that take place in the lands of Uzbekistan. In Central Asia, especially in Uzbekistan, beside the Islamic medieval holy sites, memorial complexes, mausoleums and mosques, in some locations, centuries-old holy sites and architectures which belong to Buddhism and Zoroastrian religions still preserved. During the centuries these sites were considered as a center of pilgrimage and holy place for believers. Each one has a legend attached to it that still creates curiosity among pilgrims and tourists to visit them often.

For the followers of Islam, Memorial complex of Imam Al –Bukhari and Mausoleum of Bahouddin Naqshbandi are one of the must-visit sites as these people were the hadith collector and teacher of early Islamic period in Cental Asia.

While places like Fayaz tepa, Kara tepa and Dalwarzin tepa were known for its Buddhism culture in Uzbekistan, respectively, Ayaz Kala and Tuprak Kala were famous among Zoroastrian believers. Every year hordes of tourists travel to these countries to get acquainted with holy sites and architecture of world religions. Our company UZBEK TRAVEL offers you dedicated religious tour packages, through which you can discover divine spirituality while your visit to Uzbekistan in 2021.

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