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Department of History and Source Studies of the Peoples of Central Asia

Alimova Rahima
Scientific degree and title: Candidate of historical sciences
Position: Head of the Department
Reception hour: Daily (14:00-16:00)
Tel.: +99890 806 11 66
E-mail: raxima_alimova@tsuos.uz

History of the Department

In 1991, with the establishment of the Tashkent State Institute of Oriental Studies, the Department of History of the Peoples of Central Asia was established. The department was renamed the Department of History and Source Studies of the Peoples of Central Asia in 2017, and the Department of History and Ethnology of the Peoples of Central Asia in 2020. Professors and teachers of the department in accordance with the State Educational Standards of Continuing Education of Uzbekistan (by State Education Standard of Higher Education) in the direction of Bachelorius “5220200 – History (by countries and regions)” and 5220200 (Now -60220300) – History (by countries of Central Asia) and after in the directions based on the general requirements for the content of the required knowledge and the level of training of masters in the field of 5A220204 (Now 70220303 – Methods of Historiography, Source Studies and Historical Research (by countries of Central Asia) and from begining of 2020-2021 academic year 5A121401 – (Now70230501) – Ethnography, ethnology and anthropology on the basis of undergraduate education the general history of the peoples of Central Asia and the region, the history of statehood, historical geography, historical sources and historiography, systems of religious worldview, stages of socio-political development, material and teaching subjects on spiritual culture, ethno-social and ethno-cultural relations are taught. The department also has a master’s degree in history, source studies and the problems of methods and methodology of historical research.

Scientific work of the department

  • The role of archaeological monuments, tombs of historical figures, shrines in the development of tourism in Central Asia”

Partner organizations of the department

  • Museum of victims of repression under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan
  • Institute of Oriental Studies named after Abu Reykhan Biruni of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan
  • Institute of History of the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan
  • Institute of Art History of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan
  • State Museum of the Timurid History of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan
  • State Museum of the History of Uzbekistan of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan
  • Central State Archive of the Republic of Uzbekistan
  • Yunusabad academic lyceum under the Tashkent State Institute of Art

Photo reports on the activities of the department

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