Uzbekistan is the place which the Creator loves a lot. There are countless scientists from this sacred land that people from all over the world want to see their resting places and the buildings they raised. Uzbekistan is considered to be one of the best countries for Ziyarat tourism.
Grand scale of works on promoting tourism is carried out by Committee on religious affairs under the Cabinet Ministers of Uzbekistan. For this reason the Delegation from Uzbekistan visited Malaysia. On December 13th they arrived in Kuala Lumpur international airport.
On December 14th the delegation met with the representatives from “Tabung Khaji” fund which specializes in haj issues. The delegation from our country presented gifts to Malaysian partners on behalf of Usmankhan Alimov, the Chairman of Muslim Board of Uzbekistan.
Earlier the delegation from Uzbekistan for the first time participated in “Travel Turkey Izmir-2017”. Besides, in order to create more opportunities for the ziyarat tourists Tashkent International Airport opened pray room.
Beginning from January 1st 2018 minimum 1/10 of every hotel is to have Koran, prayer mat and Kibla indicator.
On December 14th Uzbek delegation visited “MATTA” headquarters, touristic association with more than 3100 tourist agencies. The main responsibility of the association is to protect interests of touristic agencies. At the end of the meeting the delegation from Uzbekistan handed over the gifts of Usmankhon Alimov, the Chairman of Muslim Board of Uzbekistan.



International Media Forum “Islamic Civilization: A New Perspective – New Discoveries” is being held in Uzbekistan, bringing together representatives of leading international media outlets, news agencies, television channels, international publications, digital platforms, as well as members of the academic and expert communities, reports Dunyo IA correspondent.
Forum is being held in Tashkent and Samarkand from August 24th to 29th and has brought together up to 300 participants from 43 countries. Event is attended by heads and representatives of media companies, documentary filmmakers, producers, scholars and specialists in the creative industries and artificial intelligence. "Euronews" and "CNN" are the event’s main media partners.
Center for Islamic Civilization in Uzbekistan serves as the main venue of the forum.
Forum program includes five plenary sessions and more than 50 presentations and reports. Key topics include the legacy of Muhammad al-Khwarizmi, Abu Ali ibn Sina, Abu Rayhan al-Biruni, Abu Mansur al-Maturidi, Imam al-Bukhari, Imam al-Tirmidhi, Mirzo Ulugbek and Alisher Navoi, as well as ways to present this heritage to contemporary international audiences through cinema, television, literature, digital platforms and artificial intelligence technologies.
Particular attention is being paid to projects related to the study and preservation of the Quranic and manuscript heritage.
Overall, International Media Forum program includes more than 100 business, educational, cultural and ceremonial events.