Egyptian media highlight the Imam al-Bukhari Complex
News portal “see.news” and the leading Egyptian newspaper “Al-Ahram” have published articles about the upcoming International Sister Cities Forum in Samarkand and the Imam al-Bukhari Complex near Samarkand, reports Dunyo IA correspondent.
According to the “see.news” portal, International Sister Cities Forum will be held in Samarkand on July 24-25th, 2026, aimed at expanding Uzbekistan's international cooperation, strengthening partnerships between cities, and developing public diplomacy. The forum's program will include an international scientific and practical conference on urban cooperation, panel sessions and roundtables, ceremonies for signing memorandums and agreements between sister cities, presentations on public diplomacy and interregional interaction, cultural and educational events for foreign delegations, study tours of Samarkand's historical monuments, as well as exhibitions showcasing the investment, tourism and cultural potential of Uzbekistan's regions.
“Al-Ahram” correspondent, Muhammad Abdulsalam Sabrin, dedicated a report to the Imam al-Bukhari Complex near Samarkand, having visited it as part of the international scientific conference “The Mosque of the Authentic Musnad of Imam Bukhari: The Book of the Nation”. The author describes the complex as an integrated scientific and spiritual city spanning an area of about 450,000 square meters, featuring a mosque with four 75-meter minarets, an interactive museum consisting of nine pavilions with rare manuscripts and maps of Imam al-Bukhari’s travels, as well as an infrastructure designed to receive delegations from across the Muslim world. According to the journalist, the complex's capacity after reconstruction has increased from 12,000 to nearly 65,000 visitors per day and he described the site not merely as an architectural monument, but as a message of tolerance and the values of coexistence among peoples.
Leading South Korean TV Channel highlights tourism potential of Uzbekistan
One of South Korea’s leading television channels, “EBS”, has aired a special program dedicated to the tourism opportunities of Uzbekistan, reports Dunyo IA.
In the popular tourist program “Journey along the Great Silk Road”, South Korean viewers were briefed on the potential of eco-tourism, culinary, pilgrimage, mountain and landscape tourism in Uzbekistan.
“EBS” filming crew, which visited Uzbekistan, presented the country’s famous tourist destinations, ancient architectural monuments of Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva and Tashkent inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, modern entertainment centers, national crafts, and Uzbek cuisine, as well as natural attractions.
Particular attention in the program was paid to the convenience of traveling across the country. In particular, it was noted that from Tashkent, historical cities can be reached by the “Afrosiyob” high-speed train, which runs along the routes of the Great Silk Road. Program emphasizes that the train reaches speeds of up to 230 km/h and covers the distance of about 600 kilometers from Tashkent to Bukhara in 3 hours and 40 minutes.
Samarkand and Bukhara were presented as important cultural centers of Central Asia. The program also provided detailed coverage of historical monuments, traditions, national cuisine, crafts, and natural landscapes of various regions of Uzbekistan.
Creators of the program paid special attention to the hospitality of the Uzbek people, noting the warm and sincere attitude of local residents towards tourists.
Extensive coverage of the historical and cultural heritage, nature, national cuisine, hospitality, and modern tourism infrastructure of Uzbekistan on the “EBS” television channel will contribute to increasing the country's attractiveness in the tourism market of South Korea.
