Uzbekistan marks Uzbek language day: 37 years since the state language law

The law was adopted on October 21, 1989, and secured the official status of the Uzbek language. Uzbekistan Airports and its enterprises held a festive program on this occasion, the Uzbekistan Airports press service reported. The event was attended by employees, representatives of the Republican Center for Spirituality and Enlightenment, intellectuals, as well as the team of the book project "Mutolaa". The congratulations of the chairman of the board, Zhavlonbek Umarhodzhayev, were read by Sarvar Fayzullaev, his advisor on spirituality and state language issues. Employees recited poems about their native language, and a dictation in the format of a quiz was held at the end. The winners were awarded books. As UzA notes, Uzbek belongs to the Turkic language family and is spoken by tens of millions of people in Uzbekistan, as well as in Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and other countries. According to the agency, on Uzbek language day, people often recall Alisher Navoi, who was born in 1441 in Herat. Today, his name is borne by the National Library, theater, university, and city.