Uzbekistan Culture Days in Saudi Arabia
On October 2-11, 2025, Saudi Arabia will host the Uzbekistan Culture Days. The event aims to promote Uzbekistan's cultural heritage, art, and national values on the international stage.
The program of the Uzbekistan Culture Days features concerts by renowned artists, demonstrations of traditional dishes, exhibitions showcasing handicrafts, rare manuscripts, and samples of national literature.
The event is held at the Riyadh International Book Fair Complex and Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University in Riyadh.
As part of the Uzbekistan Culture Days in Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan is participating as an honorary guest in the Riyadh International Book Fair. More than 2,000 publishers are presenting their products at the festival.
During the event, Minister of Culture of the Republic of Uzbekistan Ozodbek Nazarbekov and Minister of Culture of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan Al Saud, discussed the prospects for cultural enlightenment cooperation.
The Uzbekistan Culture Days continue.
Nazokat Usmanova, UzA
“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.
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