Pilgrimage tourism in Uzbekistan has great potential thanks to its ancient cities and the holy places of Islam.
Cities like Samarkand, Bukhara, Tashkent for several centuries were the Centers of Islamic civilization and always attracted pilgrims from all over the world.
In Tashkent you will discover the most sacred book of the Muslims, the "Koran of Caliph Osman" in 640-670, an ancient and unique example of the Koran which is almost entirely preserved in the world.
The mausoleum of Imam Al Bukhariy, the author of the collection of Hadiths Jom'e As Sakhikh, considered the most authentic book in Islam after the Koran. The memorial complex of Imam Al Bukhariy is located near Samarkand and the visit of this holy place is equivalent of small Hajj.
Bukhara is one of the oldest cities in the world.Located on the Silk Road, the city has long been a center of trade, scholarship, culture, and religion. During centuries Bukhara became a major intellectual center of the Islamic world.
You will visit in Bukhara the mausoleum of Bahauddin Nakshbandiy, a great religious figure, the Sufi master, founder of the most important Sufi order " Tariqati Nakshbandiy ". He had the title "Sultan of the Saints".
It is not for nothing that people say: "If Mecca and Medina are the heart of the Muslim world, Bukhara and Samarkand are its head!».