2. MINISTRY OF HIGHER AND SECONDARY SPECIALIZED EDUCATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN FERGHANA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE FACULTY OF CONSTRUCTION Presentation theme: The Tourism potential of Uzbekistan Checked by: Abdukodirov U Done by: Abduhhorov А. Group: 8-10 FERGHANA – 2014

3. Amaliy chet tili fani boyicha “TOURISM POTENTIAL OF UZBEKISTAN” taqtimotiga berilgan Annotatsia Taqdimot ixtisosi chet tili bo‘lmagan oliy o‘quv yurtining barcha kurs talabalariga mo’ljallangan bo’lib, bo‘lajak mutaxassislarda ixtisoslariga oid chet tilini o’qitishda 4 ta malakani rivojlantirish orqali ya’ni o’qish, eshitish, gapirish va yozishni o’rgatadi. Hozirgi zamon mutaxassisi “Tourism potential of Uzbekistan” haqida ma’lumotga ega bo’lib, shu mavzuda erkin muloqot olib borish qobiliyatiga ega bo’lishi kerak. Ushbu taqdimotda berilgan ma’lumotlar “Tourism potential of Uzbekistan” mavzusini qamrab olgan. Taqdimot talabalarni mustaqil ta’lim olishi uchun mo’ljallangan bo’lib ularning faol ishlash usulini rivojlantirishga imkon beradi. Shu bilan birga taqdimot hozirgi kunda ingliz tilini mukammal egallash muhim ahamiyat kasb etadi. MKK kafedra mudiri: А.Abduqahhorov

4. The Tourism potential of Uzbekistan

5. Uzbekistan is now on the difficult road to a market economy. We need to use all available resources in order to strengthen economic situation in Uzbekistan. Tourism plays an important role in implementing this task. International experience shows, that tourism, after certain initial investments, may soon become one of the profitable sources of hard currency income in Uzbekistan.

6. Tourists flow to Uzbekistan YearNo of tourists 1997252,00 0 2000500,00 0

7. The tourism industry is one of the biggest employers CountryPeople (thousand) USA15,800 Great Britain 2,500 Hungary250-300 Uzbekistan12-15

8.  The territory of modern Uzbekistan is situated where ancient trade routes crossed, the most famous one is the Great Silk Road.  The “Great Silk Road” existed for more than 14 centuries, and it ran mostly on the territory of Uzbekistan.  Before the Russian invasion of Central Asia (before 1860) there were more than 700 caravan routes in Uzbekistan, making commercial and tourist trips to the different countries of East and West.

9. Natural resources in Uzbekistan Advantages  Mountains – Chimgan, Chatkal, Turkestan Ranges  Deserts – Kiyl kum, Kara kum  Rivers – Syr Daryia, Amu Daryia, Ugam, Chirchic  Many mineral springs  Favorable climate – sun whole year long Disadvantages  Lack of sea  Lack of wood, forests

10.      Culture

11. Culture Culture

12. Cuisine

13. In the cities built along the Great Silk Road, between China and Europe, there are over four thousand architectural monuments of different historical epochs beginning from the early Middle Ages. That stretch from the Stone Age, through the eras of Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan and the Tamerlane Empire

14. Many monuments of historical architecture are included in UNESCO’s catalogues The Mausoleums: The Mausoleums:  Gur- Emir in Samarkand;  Ulugbek’s medrece;  Sherdar;  Ismail Samany in Bukhara;  Minaret Kalian in Bukhara  The city museums Khan in Khiva  Tilla-Kory and others and others

15. Uzbekistan is considered to have the greatest tourism potential of all the Central Asia countries. Uzbekistan holds ninth or tenth place in the world for its recreational resources.

16. Accomodations  There are about 100 hotels in Uzbekistan, of there 7 hotels are international class (4-5 star category). But the majority of them are two star hotels  In total, hotels in Uzbekistan offer 75 thousand suites and can host simultaneously about 15 thousand people  The national hotel market offers services diverse in cost and quality  Shodlik Palace Hotel

17. Famous world chain hotels Intercontinental and Sheraton in Tashkent  Hotel Inter-Continental Sheraton Hotel

18. “Tourism shows a great potential along the Silk Road,” – said WTO Secretary General Antonio Enriques Savignac in a speech opening the three day Silk Road meeting in Tashkent. “There are few places left on this planet with such a little- known, yet fascinating human history and wealth of monuments”

19. Alexander the Great said about Samarkand: “Everything I have heard about the beauty of Samarkand is true – except that it is even more beautiful than I could imagine” Alexander the Great said about Samarkand: “Everything I have heard about the beauty of Samarkand is true – except that it is even more beautiful than I could imagine”

20. Problem of tourism development in Uzbekistan Advantages  Diversity of natural resources  Favorable location on Great Silk Road  Large number of historical monuments  Rich cultural heritage  Friendly, hospital people  Adequate hotel facilities Disadvantages  Poor infrastructure in some tourist centers  Lack of auto service facilities on intercity roads  Few entertainment events  Quality of service below international standards

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