The key facts

  • The President visited the Imam Bukhari complex on October 18, 2026; verses of the Quran were recited and duas were made.
  • After reconstruction, the complex serves more than 65 thousand visitors per day, up from 12 thousand previously.
  • The territory has more than 20 hotels; the mosque accommodates 10 thousand people, and the four minarets are 75 meters tall each.

Visit to Samarkand region

On October 18, 2026, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev made a trip to Samarkand region. By established tradition, the visit began with a visit to the Imam Bukhari memorial complex located in the Payarik district. According to sources citing the presidential press service, verses of the Quran were recited and duas were made.

Report on the fulfillment of instructions

During the visit, the head of state was briefed on the progress of previously given instructions: on the effective use of the complex, further increasing its tourism potential, preserving, studying and promoting the scientific heritage of Imam Bukhari at the international level, as well as on the development of Islamic enlightenment and pilgrimage tourism. The President emphasized the need to consistently continue this work.

Statements by the President

“This great man left us all his sciences and knowledge as a legacy. If we continue this knowledge, we will never experience shortage. I myself, every time I visit our great ancestor, pray that there be blessing in the life of our people, that one become two. We will do much more on the path of preserving and promoting the heritage of our great ancestors. We will create conditions for people from all over the world to come to Uzbekistan, to see and visit the Center of Islamic Civilization and the Imam Bukhari complex,” said Shavkat Mirziyoyev.

Capabilities of the complex

The complex, rebuilt at the initiative of the President, is one of the sacred abodes of the Islamic world and is constantly visited by local and foreign pilgrims. Whereas previously it served 12 thousand pilgrims per day, this figure now exceeds 65 thousand. The complex includes a mosque for 10 thousand people, a large mausoleum, four minarets each 75 meters high, and blue domes. The innovation museum, created on the basis of modern information technologies, covers the history of Islam, the lives of the prophets and the activities of Imam Bukhari as a hadith scholar, and features unique exhibits.

Infrastructure for pilgrims

Conditions for pilgrims have been created on the territory of the shrine, and a service meeting international standards has been established. More than 20 modern hotels operate here. According to UzNews.uz, the reconstruction of the complex was completed in March 2026, when the head of state also visited the mausoleum and familiarized himself with the new conditions.