
This article examines the potential for tourism development in the Kashkadarya region, focusing on the issues of taking the region's existing tourism potential to the world market and organizing rural tourism in the regions. In addition, some of the economic and geographical foundations of desert tourism are emphasized. These include: obtaining a list of tourism resources in desert villages, developing their levels and descriptions for use in domestic and international tourism, environmental protection in desert village tourism, and creating programs for the development of ecological tourism.