Daşoguz Region
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Daşoguz Region is one of the regions of Turkmenistan. It is in the north of the country, bordering Uzbekistan. The area of the province is 73,430 square kilometers, and the total population is 1,550,3
Konye Urgench Timur Minaret
Tekesh Mausoleum
Kunya Urgench
Konye-Urgench
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Konye-Urgench, also known as Köneürgenç, Old Urgench or Urganj, is a city in north Turkmenistan, just south from its border with Uzbekistan. In 2022, it had a total population of 37,176 people.
Daşoguz Region
…catastrophe. Increased soil salinity has ruined thousands of square kilometers of farmland. The region contains the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Köneürgenç and the archaeological site, Butentau. As of 9 November 2022 Dashoguz Province (Daşoguz welaýaty) is subdivided into 7 districts (etrap, plural etraplar…
Part of the ancient city of Konye-Urgench. On the left: Gutlug Timur Minaret; On the right: Sultan Tekesh Mausoleum
Soltan Tekesh Mausoleum in Konye-Urgench
Highly intricate decoration of Turabek Khanum Mausoleum dome. All tiling is original surviving more than 6 centuries.
Timur's army, commanded by his son Umar Shaykh, in the Siege of Urgench (1379). Garrett Zafarnama (1480).