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Uzbekistan to host International Week of Pilgrimage Tourism in autumn
17 August 2022
Uzbekistan to host International Week of Pilgrimage Tourism in autumn

International Week of Ziyarah Tourism (Pilgrimage Tourism) is going to be organized in various regions of Uzbekistan during 1 November – 7 November this year.

Within the framework of the event, various exhibitions, seminars, scientific and practical conferences and cultural and educational workshops aimed at the development of pilgrimage tourism, as well as the promotion of thematic souvenirs, will be held.

In particular, the program of the International Pilgrimage Tourism Week will cover the following events:

The official opening

Conference "Islamic heritage of Uzbekistan"

The festival of folk melodies and songs in the new Tourist Center "Silk Road" in Samarkand (November 1)

Festival "Ko'ngil ohanglari" ("Melodies of the heart") in Registan

A tour of the sights of the city of Samarkand (November 2)

Forum “Alumni of the Mir Arab Madrasah”

A tour of the sights of the city of Bukhara (November 3)

Exhibition "Modern Islamic architecture" in the memorial complex of Bahauddin Naqshband

Exhibition "Islamic calligraphy and decoration" in the center of crafts "Naqshband" in Bukhara (November 4)

Conference dedicated to the "scientific heritage of Mahmud az Zamakhshari" in the center of Ichan-kala

International craft exhibitions and fair of masters of applied arts and artisans of different nations "Masters of the World"

"Khiva - the capital of tourism of the Islamic world"

Conference "Instructions of Najmiddin Kubro" in Khiva (November 5)

“Round table” dedicated to the topic “Islamic economy”

Exhibition “National clothes”

Excursion to the Khazrati Imam complex in Tashkent (November 6)

Conference "Halal tourism" in the congress hall "Tashkent City"

The festival "Halal food" in the park "Navruz",

The closing ceremony of the International Week of Ziyarat tourism

Gala concert in "Tashkent City" (November 7)

The main goal of the International Ziyarah Tourism Week is to unlock the potential of pilgrimage tourism in Uzbekistan, present the country as one of the most important centers of world civilization, gain high recognition from the world community and international organizations, as well as diversify pilgrimage tourism services in Uzbekistan and increase tourism exports. 

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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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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.

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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. 

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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.

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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
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