00:00Preserving the country's cultural heritage is a top priority for Uzbekistan.
00:07The Center of Islamic Civilization, which has been constructed in Tashkent, aims to become a cultural and scientific hub that will highlight this heritage.
00:17Scientists from across the globe came to the country to take part in this global project.
00:23The Center of Islamic Civilization, a project initiated by President Shavkat Mirziyoev, was the focal point of discussions at the 8th International Congress,
00:34The Legacy of Great Ancestors, the Foundation of the Third Renaissance in Samarkand.
00:39L'importance and ambition of the project that we see in Tashkent concern both the desire to create a real recognition through this immense history that Uzbekistan carries for its inhabitants, but also for the public beyond the borders.
00:56We do not only talk about Uzbekistan, Central Asia, but also about everything that this civilization has been able to bring in its great diversity.
01:05At the Congress, scientists presented their projects for the Center in Tashkent.
01:10One of them is dedicated to Aksiket City, once an important Silk Road hub.
01:14Evidence of high-quality steel production and trade from the 9th to 12th centuries has been found at the site.
01:20The Veritas project proposes a scientific 3D reconstruction of the city.
01:25It would almost be like walking in a 9th century or a 12th century Aksiket.
01:29It will be surrounded by bazaars, it will be surrounded by buying and selling of metals.
01:33There will be a lot of back work of science and technology that will be pumped in to recreate Aksiket.
01:39One of the key projects is a facsimile album that will bring under one cover exact copies of pages from ancient Korans representing over a thousand years of calligraphic history.
01:50It's a book containing four pages respectively of 114 different Korans.
01:57Here you can see a very old Koran, the blue Koran, which is from the 8th or 9th century.
02:02Another Koran was created in Herat in the 16th century, so it will be an amazing insight in the history of Koran manuscripts.
02:10History and tradition are also kept alive through centuries in the sounds of Makom, another cultural treasure of Uzbekistan, this.
02:19Musicians came to Samarkand to take part in a famous Sharq Taranlari festival.
02:24The 8th International Festival Sharq Taranlari, which means melodies of the East, brought together participants from 80 countries.
02:39One of the major goals of the event is to preserve national musical arts, culture and traditions.
02:46Preserving cultural heritage is one of the top priorities of Uzbekistan and this heritage is undoubtedly a treasure in the history of our civilization.
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