Urgench

Urgench is a town in , and has about 147,000 residents. Urgench is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near .
  • Type: Town with 147,000 residents
  • Also known as: “Urganch” and “Гургандж”
  • Postal code: 220100

Places of Interest

Highlights include Trolleybuses in Urgench.

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The Urgench trolleybus system links , the capital city of Xorazm Region in western , with the neighbouring city of . Since the closure of the Tashkent trolleybus system in 2010, it has been Uzbekistan's only trolleybus system. is situated 3 km east of Urgench.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Urgench.

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is a city in Khorezm, in . It is a relatively new city, founded under the Russian Empire in the 19th century. An older city called was abandoned in the 18th century when a shift in a river course cut off its water supply.

Urgench

Latitude
41.55526° or 41° 33′ 19″ north
Longitude
60.63032° or 60° 37′ 49″ east
Population
147,000
Open location code
8JH2HJ4J+44
Open­Street­Map ID
way 110132970
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Urgench” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جرجانية”
  • French: “Ourguentch”
  • Hindi: “गुरगंज”
  • Japanese: “ウルゲンチ”
  • Russian: “Ургенч”
  • Ukrainian: “Ургенч”

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