Founded
Ancient (6th c. BC roots)
Population
~93,000
UNESCO
Itchan Kala — World Heritage since 1990
Climate
Continental: very hot summers, cold winters
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The medieval city inside Khiva behind a ten-metre wall: 60 monuments a…
"Ichan-Kala" Historical and Architectural Museum-Reserve
Free entry
The Khivan khans' citadel: a kurinishkhana with an iwan on carved colu…
The "Kunya-Ark" fortress (17th–19th centuries)
Free entry
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