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The U.S. will allocate $500,000 for the preservation and conservation project of the Sher-Dor Madrasah located in Registan Square.

Uzbekistan, Tashkent – According to AN Podrobno.uz, the U.S. Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation will allocate half a million dollars for the restoration of the Sher-Dor Madrasah facade located in Samarkand's Registan Square, as reported by a Podrobno.uz correspondent.
The U.S. will allocate $500,000 for the preservation and conservation project of the Sher-Dor Madrasah located in Registan Square.
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The press service of the U.S. Embassy in Uzbekistan announced a new partnership with the Agency for Cultural Heritage and the Foundation for the Development of Culture and Arts of Uzbekistan.

The proposal submitted by the National Agency for Cultural Heritage was selected as part of a global competition and is the largest for Uzbekistan in the history of the grant competition, in which 71 countries participated with 149 proposals in 2024.

The project for the conservation of the Sher-Dor Madrasah will be carried out with technical support from the International Institute for Central Asian Studies (IICAS). Additionally, the Agency for Cultural Heritage, with the support of IICAS, will engage skilled local craftsmen. Foreign specialists will be invited as consultants.

"We are pleased to be part of the efforts to restore the beautiful and iconic Sher-Dor Madrasah in the historic Registan Square. These efforts will help preserve this important monument for many generations and for all of humanity," noted U.S. Ambassador to Uzbekistan Jonathan Henick.

It is worth mentioning that this grant is the 14th project supported by the U.S. Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) in Uzbekistan, which has allocated nearly $1.35 million to the country to date. The new project supports the bilateral agreement on cultural heritage protection signed in 2023 between Uzbekistan and the U.S.

Note: The U.S. Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) was established by Congress in 2001 and is managed by the U.S. Department of State. The Fund provides direct grant support for the preservation of cultural sites, monuments, collections, and forms of traditional cultural expression in developing countries around the world.

Recall that in October of this year, work on the construction of the Khalifa Erejep Mausoleum in Khojayli was completed, made possible by a grant of $80,000 provided by the U.S. Embassy in Uzbekistan.