- According to the recommendation letter of the Ministry of Education or Tourism of the SCO member states, the list of up to 10 candidates participating in the essay contest with the recommendation letter of the Ministry of Public Education of the Republic of Uzbekistan is accepted electronically;

- 10-12-year-old schoolchildren participate in the competition;

- the candidates artistically express architectural monuments in Samarkand and interesting information about them;

- the essay will consist of up to 200 words;

- the essay can be written in Uzbek, Russian, English and Chinese languages;

-Essay in pdf format should be uploaded to the mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  by September 10;

- The result of the essay will be announced on September 15

- 1 candidate from each country will be declared the winner;

- across Samarkand to the essay winner and his companion

3-day travel expenses (flight tickets to Samarkand, hotel, meals, domestic transport and provision of guides) are covered.

Concept of "Navoi Ghazal Khan" contest:

- According to the recommendation letter of the Ministry of Education or Tourism of the SCO member states, the list of up to 10 candidates participating in the ghazal khan contest will be accepted electronically in the Republic of Uzbekistan with the recommendation letter of the Ministry of Public Education;

- One of the Navoi's following famous ghazals such as: "Karo kuzum”, “Orazin yopkoch kozumdin...”, “Un sakkiz ming olam oshubi...”, “Meni men istagan...”, “Jonga chun derman”, “Nozaninlar benavolarga tarakhum aylangiz...”, “Mehr kup kurguzdum, ammo…”, “Mubtalo buldim sanga”, “Kecha kelgumdir debon...”, "Yordin ayru kungul..." is chosen by the candidates;

- candidates must be school graduates;

- ghazals are required to be read expressively in Uzbek by the candidates;

- the candidates themselves prepare a video of the process of reading a ghazal. The duration of The duration of the video should not exceed 3 minutes;

- Until September 10, 2022, the video is in mp4 format should be sent to e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ;

- On September 15, the result of ghazal khans will be announced;

- 1 candidate from each country will be declared the winner by the established commission;

- 3-day travel around Samarkand for the winner of the ghazal khanate and his companion (air tickets to and from Samarkand, hotel, meals, domestic transportation and provision of guides) will be covered.