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A Republican Scientific and Practical Conference Dedicated to Khorezm’s Historical and Cultural Heritage and Tourism Potential Has Started at UrSU


Today, the Republican Scientific and Practical Conference on “Scientific and Practical Foundations for Identifying, Conducting Scientific Research on, Restoring the Historical and Cultural Heritage of Khorezm Region, and Integrating It into Tourism” commenced at Abu Rayhan Biruni Urgench State University.

The conference was opened with welcoming remarks by Shokir Atayev, Dean of the Faculty of History and Law, who wished the participants a successful and productive conference.

The conference featured scientific presentations by prominent scholars of Uzbekistan, including Anatoliy Sagdullayev, Academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan and Professor at the National University of Uzbekistan, Professor Nazrulla Jo‘rayev, Surat Qubayev, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of History of the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan and, via the Zoom platform, Professor Adxamjon Ashirov, Head of the Center for Ethnology and Anthropology at the Institute of History of the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan.

The conference is being held within the framework of a grant project implemented by Urgench State University in cooperation with prominent scholars of the country, with the aim of ensuring the implementation of Presidential Resolution No. PP-248 of the Republic of Uzbekistan, “On Measures to Further Accelerate the Socio-Economic Development of the Republic of Karakalpakstan.”

The Republican Scientific and Practical Conference also brought together Bekzod Abdirimov, Head of the Khorezm Regional Department of the Center for Spirituality and Enlightenment and Associate Professor; scholars from the Department of History at UrSU — Professor Qurbonboy Sobirov, Professor O‘tkir Abdullayev, and Professor Mamlakat Jumaniyozova as well as Jasurbek Quralbayev, a lecturer at the Department of Tourism. They shared their views and proposals on studying Khorezm’s rich historical and cultural heritage, preserving it, and promoting its wider integration into tourism.

During the conference, participants held comprehensive discussions on the scientific study of the rich historical and cultural heritage of the Khorezm oasis, the preservation and restoration of historical monuments, and the effective utilization of their tourism potential.