Uzbekistan to Help Restore Ancient Poet s Shrine in Herat
Members of an Uzbek delegation to Afghanistan s Herat province said they plan to restore the shrine of the prominent philosopher, poet and writer Amir Ali-Shir Nava i.
In a trip to Herat, a high-level delegation from Uzbekistan described the poet Nava i and his legacy as a common heritage of both Afghanistan and Uzbekistan, and a connecting bridge.
Meanwhile, the Afghan Ministry of Information and Culture (MoIC) said that Afghanistan and Uzbekistan have prepared to celebrate the 580th birthday of Nava i together.
Life and legacy:
Ali Sher Nava i was born in 1441 in the western province of Herat. He died in 1501.