GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES OF TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN BUKHARA REGION

Аннотация

Туризм стремительно развивается как один из основных источников дохода во многих странах мира. В этом контексте важно изучить потенциал, текущее состояние, развитие и перспективы этой отрасли в нашей стране, в частности в юго-западной части Узбекистана – Бухарской области. Комплексный анализ уникальных природно- географических особенностей региона, разнообразных природных ресурсов и живописных пейзажей, дарованных природой, поможет определить эффективные пути их использования для развития туризма. В то же время особое внимание уделяется эффективному использованию существующего туристического потенциала региона в соответствии с приоритетными задачами, изложенными в национальных программах развития туризма Узбекистана. Решая существующие проблемы и реализуя перспективные проекты, предпринимаются меры для обеспечения динамичного роста туристическойотрасли врегионе. Ключевые слова:внутренний туризм, международный туризм, пустынный туризм, экологический туризм, оздоровительный туризм, приключенческий туризм, рекреационныересурсы,золотойтреугольник. Introduction: Tourism is one of the important sectors of the international service market, not only being a powerful tool for economic development but also serving as an effective means to promote the national traditions, values, and history of a specific region. The tourism and recreational potential of various countries is a complex concept, and its development is closely related to various factors. This is largely connected to the natural- geographical characteristics and types of natural resources of each individual country, which form the basis of tourism potential, as well as the possibilities of historical and cultural heritage objects that are diverse in origin and essence. At the same time, several external factors with political, economic, legal, social, and psychological characteristics significantly affect the final indicators of the attractiveness of this sector. Currently, the growing importance of tourism services worldwide is linked to its increasing role in people’s lives and its impact on the economies of many countries. The emergence of additional services in tourism creates new job opportunities and allows for the organization of accommodation, catering, transport services, andothersupplementary services for tourists. There are two main types of tourism: domestic (local) and international (foreign) tourism. Domestic tourism is when individuals can travel, relax, and engage in other tourist activities freely within their own country (without visas, customs barriers, etc.). Local tourism and international tourism develop in close relation to each other. However, in local tourism, issues like communication, choice of food, transport, and other problems are relatively simpler. International tourism, on the other hand, can be organized along a designated route for a specific purpose, either in groups or individually. Here, first and foremost, tourists have the opportunity to get acquainted with the country’s unique historical monuments, cities, culture, arts, customs, and traditions, as well as enjoy theexceptional andbeautiful landscapes ofnature. Object of Research and Methodology: In the years of independence, the rapid development of the tourism services sector in our country has been defined as one of the page1196 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ISSN:2692-5206,ImpactFactor:12,23 AmericanAcademicpublishers,volume05,issue05,2025 Journal: https://www.academicpublishers.org/journals/index.php/ijai targeted tasks and priority directions of state policy in the tourism sector in the future: “... to give tourism the status of a strategic sector of the economy and turn it into a leading force for thecomprehensive and rapid development of all regions and interconnected sectors, as well as a powerful tool for sustainable development”. In the development of tourism and recreation, comprehensive measures are being taken to fully utilize the existing opportunities, considering the natural-geographical, historical-cultural, and national characteristics of recreational areas. In particular, according to the Presidential Decree of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. DP-60 dated January 28,2022,which approved the “On thedevelopment Strategy of theNew Uzbekistan for 2022-2026”, the35th goal is “to increase the number ofdomestictourists to over 12million and the number of foreign tourists visiting the country to 9 million” under the program “Travel around Uzbekistan” [1]. In this regard, setting priorities and tasks for the rapid development of the tourism sector in our country, increasing its role and share in the economy, and improving the tourism infrastructure are of great importance. This program also highlights the rapid development of the tourism sector in Bukhara region alongside busy tourist areas such as Samarkand, Khiva, and Tashkent. It is known that every year, numerous tourists from different parts of the world visit Bukhara, which has become