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Uzbekistan and UNESCO's Strong Partnership for the Preservation and Promotion of World Heritage Sites
Culture specifically the preservation of World Heritage Sites has been a crucial aspect of the relationship between Uzbekistan and UNESCO for decades This partnership began before Uzbekistan even gained its independence with the inscription of its first site Itchan Kala on the World Heritage List in 1990 Since then three additional cultural sites and one natural site have been added to this list the Historic Centre of Bukhara 1993 the Historic Centre of Shakhrisabz 2000 Samarkand Crossroad of Cultures 2001 and the multinational Western TienShan 2016