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Region
Khorezm
An ancient oasis civilisation on the Amu Darya, and the home of Khiva — a walled inner city so complete that it became Uzbekistan's first UNESCO World Heritage site in 1990.
- Administrative centre
- Urgench
- Area
- 6,050 km²
Khiva from the walls
What to see
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Itchan Kala, Khiva
The walled old town, crossable end to end in twenty minutes.
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Kalta Minor
A fat, brilliantly glazed minaret abandoned at 29 metres — it was meant to be far taller.
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Toprak-Kala
A mud-brick desert fortress and palace from the first centuries AD.