Two new mosques have been opened in Pskent district and “Kamchik” high mountain pass
Much efforts are being done to deliver the true and pure essense of Islam in our country. One of such actions was done in Pskent district last year when Usmankhan Alimov, the Chairman of Muslim Board of Uzbekistan and Khayrulla Turmatov, Chief Imam of Tashkent region put initial bricks to build the mosque “Usmat Ota”.
The capacity of the newly built mosque is 250-300 people and in the nearest future the construction of library, museum and parking lot are expected to be raised in an adjoining area.
In his speech Muftiy Usmonkhon Alimov congratulated muslims with this historical event. Later the guests were invited for a lunch organized by Akromov, District Mayor.
Another new mosque has been opened in Kuksaroy neighborhood, Okhangaron district, Tashkent region. The mosque “Islom nuri (Light of Islam)” is located just on the side of the highway of Kamchik mountain highway pass.
The opening ceremony was led by Muftiy Usmankhan Alimov, who in his speech expressed warm wishes to worshippers and made genuine prayers.
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Press Service,
Muslim Board of Uzbekistan
“Network News Pakistan”: Uzbekistan becomes the most popular travel destination for Central Asian residents in 2025
Pakistan’s electronic publication “Network News Pakistan” published an article entitled “Central Asia Emerges as World’s Fastest-Growing Tourism Region in 2025, Uzbekistan Leads: WTTC”, reports Dunyo IA.
Article notes that, according to the “Travel & Tourism Economic Impact Research 2026” conducted by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), Central Asia became the world’s fastest-growing tourism region in 2025.
“WTTC conducts its research by dividing the world into 13 major regions. Based on the results for 2025, Central Asia ranked first in the world across a number of key tourism performance indicators. At the same time, Uzbekistan emerged as the leader among the Central Asian countries across all these indicators”, publication states.
Publication notes that in 2025, the total contribution of travel and tourism to Central Asia’s gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 17.7%, while the sector’s direct contribution to GDP grew by 19.6%. Visitor exports in the region increased by 26.4% over the year, reaching $9.9 billion.
Nearly half of the region’s total visitor exports came from Uzbekistan. In particular, Uzbekistan generated $4.8 billion in tourism exports in 2025. According to WTTC data, in 2025, Uzbekistan was the most popular travel destination for residents of Central Asia.
“Overall, these figures confirm the regional nature of tourism: residents of Central Asia travel within their own region more frequently than anywhere else”, article states.
Citing a WTTC forecast, Network News Pakistan also reports that by 2036, the total contribution of the travel and tourism sector to Central Asia’s economy will reach $29.7 billion.
