07/02/11 - Alisher Navoi’s 570th anniversary marked

Дата публикации: Jan 15, 2012 11:23:0 AM

Various events devoted to the 570th anniversary of the great poet and thinker Alisher Navoi are being held across Uzbekistan.

The conference on the role of Alisher Navoi’s heritage in upbringing young people was held in Navoi.

The event, organized by the Republican spirituality center, Navoi smelting combine and Navoi mountain college, gathered professors and students of the region’s universities and secondary education institutions.

The participants at the forum spoke about the life and work of Navoi and stressed that his literaru heritage has a great importance in upbringing the youth.

“The works of Navoi occupy a special place in the Oriental literature and namely Uzbek classic literature,” dean of Uzbek philology faculty of Navoi state pedagogical institute Botir Zaripov said.

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