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Manage No, Sortation, Country, Writer ,Date, Copyright Manage No EE00002570 Country Iran,Turkey,Afghanistan,Uzbekistan,Tajikistan,Turkmenistan,Azerbaijan ICH Domain Knowledge and practices about nature and the universe Address Mainly Fergana valley, Samarkand, Bukhara, Qashqadarya, Surkhandarya, Khorezm regions
| Description | Cocooning is a complex of raising silkworms, growing cocoons, and is one of the main branches of agriculture that supplies raw materials for the silk industry. As a cocoon industry, the establishment of mulberry groves as a source of food for cocoons, the creation of new varieties of mulberry, the creation of silkworm breeds and durapillas, breeding work, raising silkworms and raising their eggs, preparing live cocoons for the silk industry, drying the cocoons and making them meet the requirements of the dry cocoons standard. includes tasks such as transfer to enterprises, preliminary processing of cocoons. |
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| Social and cultural significance | The silk industry is one of the light industries. Mainly, silk (silk) fabrics are woven from natural and artificial silk fiber, spun silk, synthetic and various combinations of natural and artificial fibers. Spinning of cocoons, spinning of silk from its silk and finishing of woven fabrics are also included in the silk industry. The process of obtaining silk threads is a very complicated and time-consuming process. The silk industry in Uzbekistan has deep historical roots and traditions. Various silk fabrics produced in cities such as Samarkand, Bukhara, Khojand, Kokan, Margilon, Namangan were famous. Silk gazmols were exported to Middle East and European countries. |
| Transmission method | Transmitted from father to son and from master to apprentice. Also there are training programmes in Agriculture university, specialized colleges and others. |
| Community | Committee for the development of cocoon-breeding, Research Institute of Silk Industry, farmers |
| Type of UNESCO List | Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity |
| Incribed year in UNESCO List | 2022 |
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Sericulture and traditional production of silk for weaving
"Cocooning is a complex of raising silkworms, growing cocoons, and is one of the main branches of agriculture that supplies raw materials for the silk industry. As a cocoon industry, the establishment of mulberry groves as a source of food for cocoons, the creation of new varieties of mulberry, the creation of silkworm breeds and durapillas, breeding work, raising silkworms and raising their eggs, preparing live cocoons for the silk industry, drying the cocoons and making them meet the requirements of the dry cocoons standard. includes tasks such as transfer to enterprises, preliminary processing of cocoons. "
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PI00007986
Sericulture and traditional production of silk for weaving
"Cocooning is a complex of raising silkworms, growing cocoons, and is one of the main branches of agriculture that supplies raw materials for the silk industry. As a cocoon industry, the establishment of mulberry groves as a source of food for cocoons, the creation of new varieties of mulberry, the creation of silkworm breeds and durapillas, breeding work, raising silkworms and raising their eggs, preparing live cocoons for the silk industry, drying the cocoons and making them meet the requirements of the dry cocoons standard. includes tasks such as transfer to enterprises, preliminary processing of cocoons. "
Iran,Turkey,Afghanistan,Uzbekistan,Tajikistan,Turkmenistan,Azerbaijan