ACADEMICIA: An International Multidisciplinary Research Journal
  • Year: 2020
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue: 8

The necessity of ziyarah tourism in the spiritual perfection of people

Senior Lecturer Department of National Idea, Basics of Spirituality and Law Teaching, Bukhara State University, Uzbekistan

*Email id: prezidentus@mail.ru

Online published on 24 September, 2020.

Abstract

In the following article the significance of pilgrimage tourism and its role in the ethical-spiritual development of the youth of Uzbekistan. The necessary issues of the tourism in Bukhara are analyzed. In the end of the article the proposal on the development of tourism is recommended. In this direction, foreign tourists have the opportunity to get acquainted with the architectural and archeological monuments of the ancient land, the ancient cities of the Great Silk Road, as well as the role of religious scholars in the spiritual life of Central Asia, their universal values, ideas of honesty, tolerance, rich historical monuments and culture. In particular, the visit of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev to Bukhara region on March 10–11, 2017 and his proposal on the concept of promoting the spiritual heritage and shrines “Seven Pirs” in Bukhara gave a great impetus to the development of pilgrimage tourism. These-proposals of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev were welcomed by the general public.

Keywords

National Tourism, UNESCO, Pilgrimage, Spiritually Richness, Reliquiae, Boundary, Ancestor