DISTINCTIVE FEATURES OF THE ACTIVITIES OF NATIONAL CULTURAL CENTERS IN THE BUKHARA REGION

This article examines the historical formation, institutional development, and functions of national cultural centers in the Bukhara Region of Uzbekistan. Particular attention is paid to the features that distinguish the regional model: the long historical experience of multiethnic coexistence in Bukhara, the institutionalization of ethnic-cultural associations after independence, the concentration of many organizations in the House of Friendship, and the combination of ethnic-cultural preservation with civic integration, youth education, cultural tourism and public diplomacy. The study is based on a comparative and historical analysis of a 2023 PhD dissertation abstract, peer-reviewed academic publications, the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan, and the 2017 presidential policy framework on interethnic relations. The available sources document eleven national cultural centers operating in the Bukhara Region in 2022 and show that their activities combined the preservation of language, traditions and folklore with participation in public celebrations, educational initiatives, cultural tourism and intercultural communication. The article argues that Bukhara's experience represents a locally rooted model in which historical multiculturalism and civil-society institutions reinforce one another.

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