Khiva District
Khiva District is in Xorazm Region, Uzbekistan. Khiva District is situated nearby to the locality Engariq, as well as near Ustaxo’jamat.Places of Interest
Highlights include Itchan Kala and Kalta Minor Minaret.
Itchan Kala
Museum
Photo: Doron, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Itchan Kala is the walled inner town of the city of Khiva, Uzbekistan. Since 1990, it has been protected as a World Heritage Site. The old town retains more than 50 historic monuments and 250 old houses, dating primarily from the eighteenth or nineteenth centuries.
Kalta Minor Minaret
Aa Darvoza (West Gate)
City gate
Photo: PetarM, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ota Gate is the western gate of the Itchan Kala, in the walled inner town of the city of Khiva, Uzbekistan. It was built during the reign of Olloqulixon in 1828-29 and is also known as the Shermuhammad Gate.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Khiva.
Khiva
Photo: Euyasik, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Khiva is a city of 93,000 people in the western province of Khorezm in the Republic of Uzbekistan. Along with Samarkand and Bukhara, Khiva is an important and often overlooked historical site on what was once the Great Silk Road.
Khiva District
- Also known as: “Gorod Khiva” and “Khiwa Shahri”
- Location: Xorazm Region, Uzbekistan, Central Asia, Asia
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Latitude
41.3783° or 41° 22′ 42″ northLongitude
60.3639° or 60° 21′ 50″ eastPopulation
147,000Elevation
98 metres (322 feet)Open location code
8JH299H7+8HGeoNames ID
1538228
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