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Uzbekistan Named Best Travel Destination in Asia for 2024

04 December 2024

In a prestigious ceremony held yesterday in Malaysia's capital, Uzbekistan was recognized as the top travel destination in Asia for 2024. The award was presented at an annual event organized by the Research House of Asia Media, a prominent Malaysian media company specializing in research on entrepreneurship and tourism in the Asian region. The ceremony also celebrated achievements in various sectors based on extensive sociological and marketing studies.

The event brought together government officials from Malaysia, representatives from over 20 Asian countries, and key figures from the business and media sectors of Southeast Asia.

Our country was honored in the "Best Destination of the Year" category, specifically for its exceptional architectural heritage of Uzbekistan, such as the cities of Samarkand, Bukhara, and Khiva. The country’s Ambassador to Malaysia, Karomidin Gadoev, received the award on behalf of Uzbekistan.

During the award presentation, it was highlighted that Uzbekistan is home to five UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including the ancient cities of Samarkand, Bukhara, and Khiva. These cities, renowned for their historical buildings, were once major scientific and cultural hubs of the East. The award recognized the country’s successful efforts in preserving its cultural and architectural identity, which continues to attract tourists visiting Uzbekistan from all over the world.

Other countries recognized in the "Top 10 of Asia" awards included Lebanon, known for its national cuisine; Jordan, celebrated for its archaeological heritage; Kuwait, praised for its commitment to sustainable development; Indonesia, acknowledged for its rapidly growing economy; and Tajikistan, honored for its natural resources.

The Research House of Asia Media, one of Malaysia's leading publishing houses, is known for its monthly publications, including The Top 10 of Asia, The Top 10 of Malaysia, The Top 10 of Indonesia, The Top 10 of Singapore, The Top 10 of Thailand, and The Top 10 of Lifestyle. Each publication is distributed to key locations across Malaysia and Southeast Asia, including embassies, government agencies, hotels, and trade associations.

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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!

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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.

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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:

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