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Tourism in Uzbekistan

Tourism represents a substantial and fast-growing sector of the economy of Uzbekistan. The government of Uzbekistan under President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has invested heavily in developing tourism as a high-growth potential industry, resulting in an increase in international arrivals from approximately 1 million in 2016 to 7 million in 2023.[1][2]

Uzbekistan's most-visited tourist sites are associated with the history of the Silk Road, particularly the cities of Bukhara, Khiva, and Samarkand. The Registan ensemble in Samarkand, a complex of three madrasahs dating from the 15-17th centuries situated around the city's historic central square, is one of Uzbekistan's most-visited landmarks, attracting more than 1 million visitors in 2022.[3] Uzbekistan is home to seven UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including the historical centres of Bukhara, Samarkand, and Shakhrisabz, the birthplace of Amir Timur; as well as the Ichan Qala (lit. "inner fortress"), the walled centre of Khiva.[4] While most visitors cited interest in Uzbekistan's historical-architectural sites and culture,[5] the government of Uzbekistan and tourism organizations are also working to develop other tourism areas, such as ecotourism and pilgrimage tourism.[6][7]

The government of Uzbekistan continues to invest in both developing tourism-related infrastructure, and marketing Uzbekistan as a tourism destination. The Samarkand International Airport was completely reconstructed in 2022 to triple its capacity,[8] and renovations of the Tashkent International Airport are ongoing as of 2024.[9] Uzbekistan's Ministry of Culture and Tourism has partnered with international media, streaming services, and social media influencers to promote the country's tourism potential.[10]

Visitors by countries

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Visitors arriving to Uzbekistan were from the following countries of nationality:

Nationality 2022[11] 2021[12] 2020[13] 2019[14] 2018[15] 2017[16] 2016[17] 2015[18] 2014[19]
  Kazakhstan   1,551,100   565,330   424,100   2,261,094   2,456,866   1,783,815   1,412,161   1,285,008 1,163,984
  Tajikistan   1,447,800   288,210   337,500   1,473,684   1,700,658   261,861   213,692   246,816 291,167
  Kyrgyzstan   1,356,900   652,170   508,000   1,454,907   1,101,477   375,017   174, 845   146,332 119,620
  Turkmenistan No data No data   60,600   574,795   245,756   62,483   49,526   55,060 44,925
  Russia   567,700   190,490   81,600   455,470   460,166   143,900   119,049   123,153 124,218
  Turkey   75,600   44,170   1,400   63,539   74,802   55,238   46,069   40,389 40,563
  Afghanistan No data  34,000 No data   62,580   71,067   32,130   24,365   21,995 21,249
  China   5,400 No data   7,200   54,293   37,083   19,749   16,765   16,441 14,818
  South Korea   19,900  5,750   6,700   35,524   32,700   37,357   31,936   30,489 33,323
  India   16,800   10,660   4,700   27,898   22,198   15,829   18,746   19,827 21,707
  Germany   17,700   6,910   2,100   27,625   19,056   7,811   6,605   6,122 8,041
  Japan No data No data   1,400   24,944   17,237   4,086   3,012   2,306 2,423
  France   11,000 No data   1,100   20,390   14,195   5,748   4,889   3,670 6,019
  Italy   8,800 No data   900   20,356   14,156   5,162   3,057   2,601 3,520
  USA   13,100   5,420   1,800   17,106   12,723   1,525   1,349   1,367 1,454
  United Kingdom  10,500 No data   1,400   15,962   8,941   3,256   2,217   1,959 2,043
  Ukraine No data   4,700   3,200   14,041   15,573   735   664   2,431 4,763
  Israel No data No data   1,000   13,615   10,022   4,155   3,564   3,738 3,414
  Iran No data No data   900   13,469   10,573   3,058   5,541   6,654 8,445
  Azerbaijan   10,400 No data   2,200   12,367   11,161   4,312   2,989   3,368 3,878
  Spain   6,300 No data No data   12,191   7,745   449   353   239 1,552
  Belarus No data   4,260   1,600   7,411   16,470   3,011   1,813   1,224 666
  Pakistan No data   10,740   1,800   5,791   6,032   3,799   424   390 14
  Poland No data No data No data   5,132   3,147   115   182   176 353
  Moldova No data No data   1,000   4,601   6,215   33   24   34 70
  Australia No data No data No data   4,588   2,549   2   3   4 35
  Netherlands No data No data No data   4,504   3,054   30   28   68 96
  Malaysia No data No data No data   4,388   2,837   3,164   3,450   2,807 3,922
   Switzerland No data No data No data   3,837   3,115   63   28   47 78
  Canada No data No data No data   3,767   1,946
No data
No data
No data
 3
  Austria No data No data No data   3,216   2,226   29   40   97 138
  Belgium No data No data No data   3,044   2,235   48   29   67 79
  Georgia No data No data No data   2,916   2,990   129   177   228 135
  Indonesia No data No data No data   2,702   1,702   1
No data
No data
No data
  UAE No data No data No data   2,423   1,664   5,771   5,880   5,533 5,003
  Taiwan No data No data No data   2,131   1,381   1
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 3
  Latvia No data No data No data   1,933   1,478   291   256   413 604
  Singapore No data No data No data   1,820   1,804   10
No data
   2
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  Czech Republic No data No data No data   1,804   1,547   128   44   71 1,942
  Sweden No data No data No data   1,782   1,092   3
No data
   7 12
  Armenia No data No data No data   1,740   1,529   9   44   23 16
  Norway No data No data No data   1,659   1,168
No data
No data
No data
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  Thailand No data No data No data   1,637   1,260   1,987   1,459   1,414 1,348
  Denmark No data No data No data   1,605   775   2
No data
   1 2
  Philippines No data No data No data   1,510   635   18
No data
   8 402
  Lithuania No data No data No data   1,453   873   474   524   804 654
  Saudi Arabia No data No data No data   1,382   974   56   266   290 80
  Greece No data No data No data   1,211   821   1   3   23 41
  Slovakia No data No data No data   1,112   668   20   17   48 55
  Bulgaria No data No data No data   1,064   738   17   76   28 64
  Hungary No data No data No data   1,047   1,014   23   5   20 39
  Bangladesh No data No data No data   1,039   448   9   6   8 18
  Statelessness No data No data No data   1,024   2,558
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  Finland No data No data No data   974   635   3   16 20
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  Egypt No data No data No data   923   689   4
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  Romania No data No data No data   920   508   1
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 17
  Portugal No data No data No data   916   683
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  Estonia No data No data No data   908   421   1   22 28
  New Zealand No data No data No data   809   555
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   1
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  Serbia No data No data No data   776   654
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  Mongolia No data No data No data   726   269   92   66   11
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  Brazil No data No data No data   680   516
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  Slovenia No data No data No data   542   455   2   1   22 75
  Jordan No data No data No data   532   354   12
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  South Africa No data No data No data   431   214
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  Vietnam No data No data No data   414   269   433   464   237 56
  Kuwait No data No data No data   386   302   51
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  Syria No data No data No data   331   314
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  Argentina No data No data No data   319   220
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  Oman No data No data No data   296   248   9   2
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 97
  Croatia No data No data No data   288   245   6
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 3
  Colombia No data No data No data   235   232
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 384
  Nigeria No data No data No data   216   156
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  Luxembourg No data No data No data   174   168
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  Sri Lanka No data No data No data   151   123
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  Chile No data No data No data   144   149
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  Cyprus No data No data No data   139   77
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  Qatar No data No data No data   137   174   76
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  Yemen No data No data No data   132   91
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  Bosnia and Herzegovina No data No data No data   130   91
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  Algeria No data No data No data   120   156
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  Tunisia No data No data No data   115   169
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  Bahrain No data No data No data   111   65
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  Palestine No data No data No data   108   111
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  DPRK No data No data No data   102   49
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  Malta No data No data No data   98   42
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  North Macedonia No data No data No data   78   47
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  Cameroon No data No data No data   77   16
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  Albania No data No data No data   63   33
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  Myanmar No data No data No data   61   44
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  Peru No data No data No data   61   35
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  Brunei No data No data No data   55   15
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  Iceland No data No data No data   50   28
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  Ghana No data No data No data   49   17
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  Sudan No data No data No data   48   47
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  Cambodia No data No data No data   46   12
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  Ethiopia No data No data No data   45   25
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   16
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  Kenya No data No data No data   44   65
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  Montenegro No data No data No data   38   25
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  Ecuador No data No data No data   35   36
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  Venezuela No data No data No data   34   100
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  Saint Kitts and Nevis No data No data No data   32   15
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  Zimbabwe No data No data No data   32   13
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  Ivory Coast No data No data No data   31   4
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  Andorra No data No data No data   29   39
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  Comoros No data No data No data   29   31
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  Cuba No data No data No data   29   35
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  Costa Rica No data No data No data   27   19
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  Uruguay No data No data No data   26   11
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  Laos No data No data No data   25   19
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  Dominica No data No data No data   24   12
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  Bhutan No data No data No data   21   14
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 8
  Zambia No data No data No data   21   9
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  Guinea No data No data No data   18   11
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  Bolivia No data No data No data   17   21
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  DRC No data No data No data   17   10
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  Uganda No data No data No data   17   15
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 1
  Kiribati No data No data No data   16   2
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  Monaco No data No data No data   16   4
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  Libya No data No data No data   13   6
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  Tanzania No data No data No data   13   14
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  El Salvador No data No data No data   12   6
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  Jamaica No data No data No data   11   1
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  Maldives No data No data No data   11   8
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  Dominican Republic No data No data No data   10   1
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  Paraguay No data No data No data   10   3
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  Honduras No data No data No data   9   8
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  Mali No data No data No data   9   1
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  São Tomé and Príncipe No data No data No data   9   8
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  Angola No data No data No data   8   2
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  Panama No data No data No data   8   2
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  Nicaragua No data No data No data   7   5
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  Eswatini No data No data No data   7 0
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  Mauritania No data No data No data   6   2
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Total   5,232,800   1,881,350   1,504,100   6,748,512   6,432,983   2,847,877   2,157,676   2,034,253   1,938,035

Mountaineering, hiking and rock-climbing

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The southeast portion of the country contains the western ends of the Tien Shan mountains, which attract active forms of tourism such as mountaineering and rock climbing. Most well known for its ease of access from Tashkent is the Greater Chimgan Peak (3,309 m) of the Chatkal Range. This place serves as a starting point for many routes of hiking, climbing, horse riding, mountain skiing, and hang-gliding. Uzbekistan has multiple ski and mountain resorts, including Chimgan, which was constructed during the Soviet era, and Amirsoy, which opened in 2019. Both resorts are open for visitors to enjoy during seasons other than winter.[20]

Architectural and historical sights

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Samarkand with its Registan, Bibi-Khanym Mosque, Gur-Emir and Shah-i-Zinda, Bukhara with its Po-i-Kalyan Complex, Ark citadel, Samanid Mausoleum and Lyabi Khauz Ensemble, and Khiva with its intact inner city, Ichan Kala, mosques, madrasahs, minarets, walls, and gates, are sites of tourism.

The historical center of Samarkand is a World Heritage Site. Samarkand is home to cultural and architectural landmarks that are preserved as works of Islamic art and architecture. The necropolis of Shah-i-Zinda is a popular tourist attraction.[21] The general conference of UNESCO accepted the decision of inclusion in the list of anniversaries celebrating the 2750th anniversary of Samarkand.[22]

Tashkent contains sights such as the Mausoleum of Sheikh Zaynudin, Bobo, the Sheihantaur and Mausoleum of Zangiata.

Tourism in Khorezm Province and Karakalpakstan

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Ancient Khiva is one of the three most important tourism centers in Uzbekistan. The territory of the Khorezm Province and Karakalpakstan is contains many natural, historic, architectural, and archaeological sites. The Khorezm Province itself possesses nearly 300 historic monuments.

One point of interest is the Savitsky Museum in the town of Nukus, which houses a collection of avant-garde art. The museum also has regional collection. A number of ecological tours are organized to the ship cemetery located in the Muynak area along what was once the coastline of the Aral Sea.

In 2005, Khorezm was visited by 43,000 tourists, of whom 19,700 were foreigners. The majority came from France, Germany, Israel, Great Britain, Australia, and Japan. Khiva's visitors were mostly at the age of 50–70 (46%); about 21% of tourists were of the age 30–40. 32% of the visitors to Khorezm were independent travelers who received visa support from local travel agencies.

Wildlife areas in the desert and other attractions on nomadic ways

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There is a Kyzyl Kum nature reserve at the flood-land (tugai) drained by the Amu-Darya which has many species of rare animals. In addition, there are many kinds of water birds that migrate the Aral Sea and make their homes around the lake. The region of Aydar Lake allows for tourists to fish, yurt and camel-back ride.

Another reserve Djeyran is located 40 km south of Bukhara.

Another point of interest is Sarmishsay, a gorge located on the southern slopes of the Karatau mountain range, 30–40 km to the northeast of the city of Navoi (Kermine) in Uzbekistan. The area is famous for various ancient monuments of anthropogenic activity concentrated in an area of about 20 km2. This includes flint quarries, mines, old settlements, burial mounds, crypts and petroglyphs, including monuments of the Middle Ages, early Iron Age, Bronze Age and the Stone Age. There are over 4,000 petroglyphs still intact in Sarmishsay. Since ancient times the area has been a sacred zone, where locals performed their sacred ceremonies on holy days.

Religious tourism

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Uzbekistan is a country with predominantly Islamic roots. More than 160 Muslim sacred relics are located in the country.

Uzbekistan has numerous sites of significant importance to Islam, including the Mausoleum of Sheikh Zaynudin Bobo, Sheihantaur, the Mausoleum of Zangiata in Tashkent, the Bahauddin Complex in Bukhara, the Bayan-Quli Khan Mausoleum, Saif ed-Din Bokharzi Mausoleum, and many other Sufism-related monuments.

Accessibility of the country

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Most travel involves entering and leaving Uzbekistan through Tashkent, the capital city of Uzbekistan. The city is serviced by an international airport, a domestic airport, two Vokzals (railway stations), and numerous bus stations. Tashkent is serviced by Uzbekistan Airways, Korean Air, airBaltic, Asiana Airlines, Turkish Airlines, Transaero, Aeroflot, Czech airlines, Iran air, air Astana, S7 airlines. Seven more airports have international status, these airports are Samarkand, Bukhara Urgench Namangan Airport, Andizhan Airport, Fergana Airport and Nukus Airport. Besides local flights and some regular international flights, almost exclusively to Russia, along with occasional tourist charters to Samarkand, Bukhara, Nukus and Urgench. The tickets for domestic flights can be reserved or purchased outside of the country at Uzbekistan Airways offices or agencies or via a number of online websites. Uzbekistan Airways transported more than 1.7 million passengers in 2005.

At the end of 2005, the Tashkent airport had put in operation a new arrival hall for local airlines, with the addition meeting modern requirements. Its technical equipment allows it to serve up to 600 passengers per day.[citation needed]

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Cekuta, Robert; Sha, Na (2019). "Tourism Development in Uzbekistan -- Challenges and Opportunities" (PDF). Caspian Policy Center. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  2. ^ kun.uz. "Around 7 million tourists visited Uzbekistan in 2023 – Tourism Committee". Kun.uz. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
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