TOURISM OF KHOREZM UZBEKISTAN Capital Tashkent Official language Uzbek Ethnic groups 83.8% Uzbek 4.8% Tajik 2.5% Kazakh 2.3% Russian 2.2% Karakalpak 4.5% others Area Population 448,978 km2 32 979 000 Government Unitary Presidential Constitutional Republic Historical cities Khiva Tashkent Bukhara Samarkand Shakhrisyabz Khiva is ancient Khorezm and it is still wellpreserved and living city. Most of the historical buildings are in excellent condition of its architecture, Khiva gives an excellent idea of what other cities of Central Asia may have been like before. Khorezm is a cradle of three civilizations formed in Uzbekistan. Khiva is usually called city-museum under the open sky with its beautiful minarets and madrassahs. It is one of the remote cities of Uzbekistan. Khiva is split into two parts. The outer town, called Dichan Kala, was formerly protected by a wall with 11 gates. The inner town, or Itchan-Qala, is encircled by brick walls, whose foundations are believed to have been laid in the 10th century. Present-day crenellated walls date back to the late 17th century and attain the height of 10 meters. Itchan-Qala was the first site in Uzbekistan to be inscribed in the World Heritage List (1991). Tashkent is the capital city of Uzbekistan and an important transport hub in the heart of Central Asia, with massive modern infrastructure. Tashkent is the political, business, scientific, and cultural center of Uzbekistan, and it aspires to rank one of the most beautiful cities in Central Asia. Tashkent has its own unique flavor. Medieval buildings though descended from the pages of old Oriental tales, the elegant European architecture from the time of the Turkestan governor-generalship, standard concrete "boxes" of the Soviet era and, finally, the glittering skyscrapers of glass and concrete elegantly combine here. Bukhara is the ancient and fairy-tale town. Bukhara was the center of knowledge and great scholars from over the Islamic world had learnt the knowledge from famous madrassas of Bukhara. Dating back to 10-12th centuries, the monuments of – Kalyan Minaret, Samanids mausoleum survived the hardships of centuries and still admire visitors. The workshops of blacksmith, shoemakers, carpet and silk weavers, trade domes are always busy. Samarkand, one of the ancient cities in the world, contemporary of Rome, Athens and Babylon. It has been called "The Radiant Point of Globe", "The Jewel of Islam", and "The Mirror of the World", among others, since earliest times. Samarkand is a place where the unique spirit of the antiquity is carefully preserved. The legendary Registan Square is a pearl of Samarkand and it is considered the main architectural sight in all over Central Asia. Shakhrisabz, the birthplace of Tamerlane, 160 km from Samarkand, is located in a small valley, surrounded by the foothills of the Pamir Mountains. Among the architectural monuments of Timurids’ time there are the remains of the massive portal of the Ak Saray Palace, Dorul Saodat and Dorut Tilovat Complexes. Shakhrisabz is a traditional centre of folk art and is renowned for its distinctive embroidery style. GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT KHOREZM REGION Key information about KHOREZM region Khorezm(Uzbekistan) map Area 6 100 sqr.km Center of the region Urgench city Population 1,8 M Urbanization ~40% Consists of Cities: - 2 Districts: - 10 Official currency "Sum" – UZS Languages 1,8 M KHOREZM Samarkand Bukhara Uzbek (official), Russian (commonly used) KHIVA - THE OPEN AIR MUSEUM More than 2700 years of history! The Itchan Kala (the inner city) is recognized by UNESCO as the world heritage site. Around 40 000 unique exponents are stored in State Museum-Reserve “Ichan-Kala” There are 250 historical monuments in Khorezm region, 60 of them are located in “Ichan - Kala” “Khiva – the open air museum is one of the must-see cities in world” Kris Moss The journalist, The Telegraph journal. Unique Khiva Why Khiva? 1.Khiva is the best destination to start travelling. Khiva is the most ancient city of Uzbekistan, Khorezm region has oldest history in Uzbekistan. 2.Khiva is the gate to the oldest cities of Uzbekistan. It’s most convenient city to start travelling to the oldest cities of Uzbekistan like Bukhara, Samarqand, Tashkent, Shakhrisabz and Central Asia. 3.Economise money and time at the same time increase the quality of the tour package. 4.Comfortable transportation. Availability of all means of transports including airplane, train, bus and car. 5.All necessary conditions to organize excellent tours. REFORMS IN THE SPHERE OF TOURISM VISA REFORMS • According to the presidential decree, from February 1, a visa-free regime is introduced for 30 days for citizens of 65 countries. In addition, the list of countries whose citizens can get an electronic visa to Uzbekistan is rising to 76 countries. • New categories of entry visas have recently been introduced - Vatandosh, Student visa, Academic visa, Medical visa and Pilgrim visa. This will allow to transform into a regional educational and medical hub, expand scientific exchange, and attract pilgrims to holy places. • Since July 15, 2018, the President has established a visa-free procedure for the entry, temporary stay and exit from the Republic of Uzbekistan through checkpoints for citizens of 101 states who transit through the territory of the Republic, including Chinese citizens, at the International Airports for a period of no more than 5 days if they have a ticket to a third carrier country. Citizens of the following 65 countries can visit Uzbekistan without a visa for 30 days 65 + 20 VISA FREE Countries From January 1, 2019 (20 countries) UAE From February 1, 2019, 76 countries have access to electronic entry visas IMPLEMENTED ADDITIONAL (NOT ELECTRONIC) CATEGORIES OF ENTRY VISAS FOR SEPARATE GROUPS OF THE FOREIGN CITIZENS VISITING THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN THE 2-YEAR VISA to natives of the Republic of Uzbekistan and members of their families, in the presence of invitations from their relatives who are citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan and constantly living in its territory. YEARLY VISA which is issued to the foreign students who are trained in the educational institutions located in the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan, made out according to the petition of the educational institutions, ministries, departments and organizations of the Republic of Uzbekistan having educational institutions in the maintaining. THE VISA FROM 3 MONTHS TILL 2 YEARS to the foreign citizens wanting a scientific research and tutoring in the Republic of Uzbekistan issued according to the petition of Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the research organizations, highest educational institutions of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the ministries or departments. THE VISA TILL 3 MONTHS to the foreign citizens visiting the Republic of Uzbekistan on treatment by the invitation of medical institutions. THE PILGRIMAGE VISA issued up to 2 months to foreign citizens according to requests of subjects of tourist activity and Committee on affairs of religions at the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan for studying of cultural, historical, religious, spiritual heritage as well as traditions of Uzbekistan. Urgench and Khiva International railway station Urgench International Airport International flights International lines Frankfurt-Urgench Milan-Urgench Rome-Urgench Paris-Urgench Moscow-Urgench-Moscow St.Petersbug-Urgench-St.Petersbug To Russian Federation & Kazakhstan Local flights Local flights Cities of Uzbekistan: Bukhara, Samarkand, Tashkent and Andijan, Tashkent-Urgench-Tashkent Urgench-Bukhara-Tashkent Necessary direct flights from cities: For each year Istanbul Delhi Almaty Beijing Kuala Lumpur Tokyo DEVELOPMENT OF TOURIST ROUTES IN THE KHOREZM REGION Historical & cultural Archaeologic Ecotourism Gastronomic Cultural & entertainment Art tourism Agrotourism Recreational Safari extreme tours Sport tourism Educational Pilgrimage NATIONAL CUISINE OF KHOREZM KHOREZMIAN PILAF FISH IJJAN TUHKUM BARAK SHIVIT OSHI KHOREZM HAMBURG GUMMA TANDIR SOMSA GUJA «Lazgi» dance is included on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of UNESCO STRONGMEN TOURNAMENT Annual “Strongman Games" in Khiva, pleased tourists. Athletes from around the world competed for the title of “Strongest Athlete” THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION
