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CULTURAL HERITAGE<br />

Cultural heritage of<br />

Uzbekistan:<br />

Biennale of Islamic<br />

Art<br />

WWW.UZBEKISTAN.TRAVEL<br />

From January 23 to April 23, 2023, the first<br />

biennale of Islamic art was held in Jeddah (Saudi<br />

Arabia). This event is the largest exhibition of<br />

Islamic art in the world and attracts participants<br />

from various countries.<br />

At this exhibition, Uzbekistan presented<br />

a unique exposition, which consisted of 17<br />

museum ethnography and textiles items.<br />

The participation of Uzbekistan in such a<br />

grandiose event is an important milestone for<br />

the cultural life of the country and it brought the<br />

opportunity to demonstrate the richness and<br />

diversity of the Islamic culture of Uzbekistan. It<br />

also contributed to attracting the attention of the<br />

international community to the cultural heritage of<br />

Uzbekistan and the development of the tourism<br />

industry.<br />

Among the presented exhibits there are the<br />

Kattalangar Quran of the 8th century, which is<br />

of great and unique significance for the Islamic<br />

world, ceramic jugs and bowls from Samarkand<br />

and Afrasiab of the 10th-11th centuries, a copy<br />

from the book of al-Sahih by the famous hadith<br />

scholar al-Bukhari of the 17th century, men’s<br />

robes and shoes from Bukhara and much more.<br />

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