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Uzbekistan Visa has to be applied from New Delhi before visiting Uzbekistan.
CULTURE AND HERITAGE OF Uzbekistan
The culture of Uzbekistan has a wide mix of ethnic groups and cultures, with the Uzbeks being the majority group. In 1995, about 71% of Uzbekistan's population was Uzbek. The chief minority groups were Russians (8.4%), Tajiks (officially 5%, but believed to be much higher), Kazaks (4.1%), Tatars (2.4%), and Karakalpaks (2.1%), and other minority groups include Armenians and Koryo-saram. It is said however that the number of non-indigenous people living in Uzbekistan is decreasing as Russians and other minority groups slowly leave and Uzbeks return from other parts of the former Soviet Union.
Cuisine of Uzbekistan
Uzbek cuisine is influenced by local agriculture, as in most nations. There is a great deal of grain farming in Uzbekistan, so breads and noodles are of importance, and Uzbek cuisine has been characterized as "noodle-rich". Mutton is a popular variety of meat due to the abundance of sheep in the country and it is a part of various Uzbek dishes.
Festivals of Uzbekistan
Festivals in Uzbekistan are bright theatrical shows of historical events and national holidays. They demonstrate Uzbek culture and traditions, preserved from the past and carefully passed from generation to generation. During the festivals in Uzbekistan there are arranged lot of cheerful street festivities and bazaars, where you can buy interesting souvenirs made by local craftsmen. Here you will find live performances with folk songs, interesting shows of puppeteers and rope-walkers, as well as demonstration of ancient customs, and tasting of the most famous Uzbek dishes
Silk & Spices
26-28 May 2016 Bukhara will be hosting the XV traditional Silk and Spices Festival. Its goal is to preserve the existing cultural heritage with all its specific features and level of artistic skill, as well as support the arts and crafts, such as gold embroidery, hand weaving, wood carving, carpet weaving, construction skills, and fine arts.
The festival program includes performances of folklore bands from different regions of the country, national games and fun, master-classes, degustation of Uzbek plov at the event âPalovsayliâ, fashion show from young designers of Uzbekistan. Beautiful festive procession will create atmosphere of oriental fairy-tale that will take the guests of Bukhara to thousand years back, when caravans loaded with silk and spices went from China to Europe through the mountain passes and abandoned deserts, and would stop in blooming valleys.
Organizers of the event are Hakimiyat (Majorâs office) of the Bukhara region, Bukhara regional branch of Uzbektourism National Company and Khunarmand Artisansâ Association.International Uzbek Tourism Fair
International Uzbek Tourism Fair is held the fourth year, still it has become one of the respected events in the sphere of tourism industry of the region. It is now a tradition to hold the exhibition on the eve of the opening the touristic season in Uzbekistan that gives an opportunity for participants to present their new program and updates of their recommended resources.
During the International Uzbek Tourism Exhibition participants will be able to discuss the state of the touristic market of the region and its potential, set new business relations as well as firm existing business contacts. Every participant will present possibilities of their own company and show entire spectrum of their services. This touristic event will help to strengthen the positions of touristic organizations on the regional market and reveal further tendencies of travel industry development.
International Uzbek Tourism Fair âWorld of Leisureâ will unite local touristic companies as well as representatives of tourist market of the CIS and foreign countries. Besides, representatives of regional and national administrations, representatives of big hotels and guest-houses, resorts, sanatoriums and boarding houses will take part in the event. Also, transport organizations, air companies and online-booking services will present their services.