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Khiva Destination Guide

Delve into Khiva in Uzbekistan

Khiva in the region of Xorazm with its 55,567 residents is a city in Uzbekistan - some 459 mi or ( 739 km ) West of Tashkent , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Khiva

Current time in Khiva is now 04:12 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Samarkand " with a UTC offset of 5 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Bojnourd, Ashkhabad, Nukus, Oqmang'it, and Daşoguz. While being here, make sure to check out Bojnourd . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Khiva ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

The old city of Khiva (uzbekistan)

3:01 min by valpard
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Visit of Khiva, Visite de Khiva Khiva was the first site in Uzbekistan to be inscribed in the World Heritage List Khiva is split into two parts. The outer town, called Dichan Kala, was formerly protec ..

Chiwa / Khiva

0:37 min by jablona1984
Views: 9055 Rating: 5.00

Wewnętrzne miasto - Itchan Kala, z czasów panowania chanów, Chiwa, Uzbekistan. Widok z minaretu Islom Hoja wybudowanego w 1910, najwyższego w Uzbekistanie o wysokości 57 metrów. Inner city - Itchan Ka ..


RTW Trip #15. Khiva, Uzbekistan.

1:09 min by thewingedeel
Views: 4424 Rating: 5.00

Khiva is referred to as an open air museum, because everything is very well preserved to the point of squeezing the life out of it. Still, worth the 12 bucks I spent to see everything! ..

Gates of Hell Schwate's photos around Darvaza, Turkmenistan (gates of hell karakorum)

2:38 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOWu
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Preview of Schwate's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Learn more about these vide ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Itchan Kala

Itchan Kala is the walled inner town of the city of Khiva, Uzbekistan. Since 1990, it has been protected as the World Heritage Site. The old town retains more than 50 historic monuments and 250 old houses, dating primarily from the eighteenth or nineteenth centuries. Djuma Mosque, for instance, was established in the tenth century and rebuilt from 1788 to 1789, although its celebrated hypostyle hall still retains 112 columns taken from ancient structures.

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Located at 41.38 60.36 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Uzbekistan, World Heritage Sites in Uzbekistan

Khiva

Khiva is a city of approximately 50,000 people located in Xorazm Province, Uzbekistan. It is the former capital of Khwarezmia and the Khanate of Khiva. Itchan Kala in Khiva was the first site in Uzbekistan to be inscribed in the World Heritage List (1991).

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Located at 41.38 60.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Uzbekistan, Populated places along the Silk Road, Populated places in Uzbekistan, Xorazm Province

Khiva District

Khiva District is a district of Xorazm Province in Uzbekistan. The capital lies at Khiva.

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Located at 41.38 60.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Districts of Uzbekistan, Xorazm Province

Claas Epp, Jr

Claas Epp Jr. (September 21, 1838 – January 19, 1913) was a Russian Mennonite minister known for leading his followers into Central Asia where he predicted Christ would return in 1889. Epp was born in Fürstenwerder, Prussia. His family moved to the Trakt Mennonite settlement in the Russian province of Samara in 1853. He was married to Elisabeth Jantzen in 1862. Most of their twelve children died before reaching adulthood.

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Located at 41.32 60.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: 1838 births, 1913 deaths, Mennonite ministers, Russian Mennonites

Yangiariq District

Yangiariq District is a district of Xorazm Province in Uzbekistan. The capital lies at Yangiariq.

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Located at 41.33 60.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Districts of Uzbekistan, Xorazm Province

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Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Khiva