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In many countries the tourism is the mostly developing industry, ensuring the foreign exchange inflow, creation of jobs, strengthening of business partnership between the countries. The tourism industry as foreign experts believe, over the last 50 years has been developing more dynamically than any other industry and in the new millennium this industry will both keep and enhance its further development pace. The Firstly, the central location in the Central Asian region, comfortable linking position in terms of transport-geography areal, with the developed railway, automobile and air transport communications; Secondly, unique geographical and natural sights, and there are 37 caves in the territory of the country. Bioclimatic conditions allow to actively go in for recreational and sport tourism, especially in the winter time. There are specially protected natural territories in Thirdly, the country possesses recreational hydro-mineral resources, suitable for treatment and prevention of diseases, as well as for recreation of the population. The perspectives of the religious, pilgrimage tourism are connected with the monuments of Islam, which preserved permanent architectural and artistic image with the brightly disposed local style. In Uzbekistan, there are also Buddah religious-historical sights located in Surkhandaryo province. Fifthly, historical-cultural heritage of Uzbekistan, which reflects the centuries old history of the region, is connected first of all with the Great Silk Road history (Farghona valley – Tashkent-Samarqand-Bukhoro-Urganch-Khiva). Sixthly, At present, one of the most important objectives of the domestic tourism industry is the modernization of tourism and transport infrastructure. In particular it is the need for attraction of investments for construction of the up-to-date automobile routes with tourism services facilities to be raised along them. Currently, creation of up-to-date and competitive tourism complex can not be realized without the route side infrastructure compliant with the international standards. According to specialists, developed route side service along main automobile routs includes, in particular, the optimal location of café of fast food, convenient stores – say everything, required by demanding travelers and tourists – both local and foreign ones. The program of Uzbekistan national highway construction adopted by the Leadership of the country in the recent years has become one of the necessary conditions for above objective. As planned, such facilities designed at short time stop of travelers and tourists have to include such services as fast food café, convenient stores, souvenir shops, lavatories, business centers with telephone, fax, internet communications as well as car parking spaces. At present, national standards in tourism and hotel infrastructure of the country are being developed given natural and climatic, cultural and national peculiarities, which is said to create hotel complexes with uniqueness and eastern specialties unchanged. The hotel infrastructure is the integral part of the tourism industry. Its development fosters the increase in tourism inflow, improvement in servicing quality, creation of new jobs, increase of tourism industry share to the country’s budget. These days, 2-3 star mini-hotels are becoming more popular in Mini-hotels Denov-Euroasia in Denov city of Surkhandaryo province, Real development, Sayohat Sari, Akbarshox-tour – in the country’s capital city, Sher hotel – in Urganch, Latif turservice, Sarbon tour – in Samarqand, Taraqqiyot – in Yangyul and others are among such mini-hotels. Peculiarity and competitive advantage of such small hotels are the individual approach to each guest, which is sometimes quite difficult to ensure in big hotels. It is rather easier to create a home comfort environment in a small hotel. Often, the hotel staff knows their guests even by their names; each guest is paid attention, keeping in mind the individual wishes. Along with that, accommodations made under the national spirit such as in guest houses, yurtas, and others are becoming popular. Exotics and possibility to immerse in the life of Uzbek people are those advantages which attract foreign tourists during their traveling throughout our country. Hotel Qyzylqum safari in Navoi province is the clear proof to this. Yurta camps in the Qyzylqum sands always attract tourists and those who get tired after long trips on the desert areas of Uzbekistan. Today, a lot of things are done in Aiming at further development of perspective tourism industry and attraction of more tourists to - construction of new hotels of international standards in - construction of motels, camping, complexes for the rest along the routes connecting the capital with cities and provinces of the country; - modernization of routs, leading to tourism sights; - renewing the automobile fleet with buses and minibuses of international standards; - management over the existing hotels, such as Khorazm Palace in Urganch, President Hotel in Samarqand, Markaziy in Tashkent; - establishment of joint tourism agencies; - increase of tourism exchange. Historical cities of
Ancient Samarqand is the treasure of the world Islam architecture and culture, up-to-date industrial and scientific center
Late East Renaissance appeared in the Samarqand is one of the ancient cities of the world, contemporary of Ancient Rome: the age of its cultural lower layers dates back to the I millennium of our era, and this is where the remains of Marakand lurk – a main city of the ancient country namely Sogd. The previous name of the city is Marakanda; under this name this city was recalled by Greek historians Kvint Kurciy Ruf and later Arrian, Strabon. During the range of Amir Temur and Temurids (1370-1499) this city used to be the capital of his empire. Amir Temur made Samarqand as one of the trading centers of the The main sights of Samarqand are: Registon, Ulughbek Madrasah, Madrasah Tilla Qori, Madrasah Sherdor, Afrosiob settlement, remains from Ulughbek Observatory, Gur Emir Mausoleum, Bibi Honum Mosque, Shokhi Zinda mausoleums ensemble, Samarqand origination museum, Hazrat Hizr mosque, Khodja Doniyor mausoleum, Ulughbek Observatory and Memorial Museum, Khodja Ziyomurod Mosque, Bibi Honum mausoleum, Kuk Mosque, Ancient business center Chorsu, Abu Mansur Moturudiy mausoleum, Rukhobod mausoleum, Oqsaroy mausoleum, Khoja Nisbatdor Mosque, Ishratkhona, Namozgoh Mosque, Samarqand. Architectural ensemble of Samarqand spreads from Iron doors to the east in form of the street, with parade tombs and cult construction built alongside. Priority industries are chemical, food, porcelain, metal processing, machine building and others. The agriculture is specialized in cotton and wheat growing, wine-making and silk production. The province has big opportunities for highly profitable production in the fruits and vegetable processing sector. The communication infrastructure is represented by the developed network of railway, automobile, air transports. Total length of the highway in the province is 4.1 thousand km, railway – Blessed Bukhoro is the center of science and culture, industry, craftsmanship, spirituality and tourism
Ancient settlement Bukhoro appeared in the first centuries of AD. In VI century it would become the capital city of the early feudal property of Bukhoro oasis. Bukhoro city (Shakhriston) would form beside the artificial hill where ancient citadel used to raise (arch). But as craftsmen towns grew outside the city, they together with Shahriston used to encircle with protection wall. Its remains of XVI century have been kept safe so far. Multi-century history of Bukhoro has left the traces in the territory of the city, which distinctly appear even nowadays. Main ancient streets and their crossings are marked by monumental buildings. Their colorful portals and domes stately rise above the city. Trading shops in the bazaar squares spread out by multi-dome coverings. There is a silent powerful mass of citadel. And minaret Kalon (XII century) loftily is rising over the whole city. Bukhoro saves, though not many, but original treasury of pre-Mongolian period architecture. Mausoleum of Samanids, built in IX-X centuries should first of all referred to them. Bukhoro used to be a famous trading city on the Great Silk Road. Its center is the treasury of historical and agricultural monuments of the mid century, which are under the state protection. The At present, in the province there are 49 vocational colleges and 5 academic lyceums, 3 higher educational institutions which prepare the human resources on 297 specialties of 99 directions. The development type is agrarian and industrial; agriculture share in the GDP is 35.1%, and industry – 11.8%. Nowadays, as it trends, the agricultural share in the GRP is being decreased while the industry and services shares are being increased. Khiva is an open air museum city Rich and many-sided history of Khorazm has been attracting the attentions both local and foreign scientists since old times. There are many historical monuments in the Ancient Khiva, a pearl of the East, has celebrated its 2500 anniversary on the international level. Majority of the architectural masterpieces of Khiva is concentrated in its city core – Ichan Qal’a. This is “a city in the city” walled in by stronghold with four doors leading to each part of the world. From the western door to the eastern door lays one of the main roads along which the basic monumental buildings are concentrated. From the sight tower Oq-Shaykh-bobo the Ichan-Qal’a is clearly visible. Extraordinary outline of the Kalta-Minor minaret attracts the attention, as if cut till the middle. Its massive stem, exquisitely decorated by broad and narrow belts of glazed brick, witnesses that it was thought to be the grandiose, majestic construction, as a city’s basic vertical. But after the death of the ruler during whom the minaret was being constructed, it was left unfinished, with the name attached as Kalta – Short. Very close to Kalta-Minor there is a Madrasah Mukhammad Amin-khon, the largest ever buildings preserved here which used as the highest divine educational institutions. The peculiarity of its architecture is doubled khujras – cells for accommodation of the students. The buildings are remarkably decorated by belts of the colorful brick sets, majolica facings. In the territory of Kunya-Arch – Old stronghold, there is a palace of Mukhammad-Rakhimkhon with rich and extraordinary decors of internal appointments: the walls of the hall are trimmed by ganch [gypsum] engraving with colors. Neighboring two floored building is the harem. Therearenumberofrichhouses, livingrooms. Amazing by its beauty is the Juma mosque (XVIII century, 1788). The dates of its construction are shown on the doors: 1778-1782. But 210 columns of the mosque supporting the roofing are rather elder from XII to XV centuries. They were delivered there from other ancient constructions. Columns are notable by their surprising slenderness, rich ornamental engravings. At the doors of Polvon-Darvoza there is whole ensemble of buildings. The major palace of Khiva khans Tosh-Khovli has the special place here. The architecture of its numerous apartments and decorative accuracy are unique. There are here ornamental wood engravings, majolica facings and figured cartouche… The palace of Kurnish-khon was designed at sumptuous receptions. Some time before in the throne hall there used to stand a wooden throne decorated with silver coining on the red background. The building has magnificent ayvon – veranda with columns. The palace is also remarkable with the richest majolica facings of the walls with fanciful ornaments. Memorial complex Pakhlavon-Makhmud was built to the memory of the respectful Khiva poet, who after his death was canonized as a holy patron of the city. Next, there is a In the outside part of the city – Dishan-Qa’la there are also not few old architecture monuments. |
Bukhoro is generous, holy, priceless. City – museum, city of poetry and fairy tails. Romantic image of Bukhoro attracts majority of tourists from all over the globe.
