This site says that ”Carpet weaving, closely connected to the herding of sheep, has long existed in the districts of Andijan, Samarkand, Kashkadarya, Surkhandarya, Bukhara and the Lower Amudarya, where it had the specific features of women’s cottage industry. Carpet makers were very skilful in various weaving and knotting techniques.
The carpets of Uzbekistan are presented most completely in the Arts Museum of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the State Museum of National History of Uzbekistan in Tashkent and the Museum of History and Culture of Uzbekistan in Samarkand, and a considerable number may also be seen in the collections of the central museums of Moscow and St. Petersburg.”
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Education 2003–2004 Master Degree in Developmental Studies (DESS “Gestion et dynamisation du développement”), The University of Pierre Mendès France of Grenoble, France 1998-2003 Bachelor Degree in International Economics, The University of World Economy and Diplomacy of Tashkent, Uzbekistan Work Experience 05/2004-08/2004 Researcher, The Economic Mission of France in Istanbul, Turkey 04/2003-09/2003 Research assistant and Translator in the UNDP project UZB 01/04 on institutional reinforcement of the Higher School of Business under the President of Uzbekistan 01/2003-04/2003 Interpreter, International Department, The Higher School of Business, Tashkent, Uzbekistan 09/2002-01/2003 English Language Junior Editor at the Journal “International Relations, Law and Economy” of the University of World Economy and Diplomacy, Tashkent, Uzbekistan 06/2002-09/2002 Intern, CIS countries Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan