Khwarazm
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Khwarazm, or Chorasmia, is a large oasis region on the Amu Darya river delta in western Central Asia, bordered on the north by the Aral Sea, on the east by the Kyzylkum Desert, on the south by the Kar
Chorasmian fresco from Kazakly-Yatkan (fortress of Akcha-Khan Kala), 1st century BCE-2nd century AD.
Chilpyk Zoroastrian Tower of Silence (Dakhma), 1st century BCE – 1st century AD
Xerxes I tomb, Choresmian soldier circa 470 BCE.
Koi Krylgan Kala fortress (4th–3rd century BCE)
Khiva
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Khiva is a district-level city of approximately 93,000 people in Khorazm Region, Uzbekistan. According to archaeological data, the city was established around 2,500 years ago.
Khwarazm
…Khwarezmian civilization until the 9th century, when Turkic tribes moved into and ruled the lands. Cities such as Kath, Gurganj (now Konye-Urgench) and Khiva served as capital to a series of dynasties, such as the Afrighids and the Anushtegin. Today Khwarazm belongs partly to both Uzbekistan as well as…
View from the city walls, Khiva
Kaltaminor, Khiva
Alla Kouli Khan madrasa
Тим Аллакули Хан, Хива