DUSHANBE, 21.12.2023 (NIAT Khovar) – From December 20 through December 21, a workshop titled “Update on Tentative List and Assessment of the State of Conservation of the Sites from the Tentative List using advanced documentation methods and approaches” is being held in Khujand.

The purpose of the event is to review the list of national monuments of Tajikistan, which are included in the UNESCO Tentative List and assess their condition, as well as to strengthen the institutional capacity of the country in the direction of the protection of cultural monuments and to improve knowledge and skills of local experts and specialists concerning the provisions of the relevant UNESCO conventions.

The meeting is gathering 20 local experts, among them the specialists of culture and museums of the cities and districts of the Sughd region.

Qualified specialists from the International Institute of Central Asian Studies (Samarkand) and local experts are involved to convene the event at a high level.