Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Khiva
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National Bank of
Uzbekistan (200m);
Urgench (35km)
Ekvator
(50m)
Post & Telephone
Office (500m)
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ICHON-QALA
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Muso Tora
Medressa
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Kuhna
Ark
Dost Alyam
Medressa
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Square
West
Gate
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Yasovolboshi
Medressa
Arabkhan
Medressa
DISHON-QALA
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Mohammed Amin
Inok Medressa
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Kalta Minor Minaret
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Matpana Bay
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Kozi-Kalon
Medressa
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East Gate
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Sherghozi
Khan
Medressa
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Dilnura Cafe
(650m);
Koy Darvoza
Gate (650m)
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DISHON-QALA
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Asia Hotel/Asaka
Bank ATM(50m)
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The enfeebled khanate of Khiva strug-
gled on until 1920 when the Bolshevik gen-
eral Mikhail Frunze installed the Khorezm
People's Republic in its place. This, like the
similar republic in Bukhara, was theoreti-
cally independent of the USSR. But its lead-
ers swung away from socialism towards
Pan-Turkism, and in 1924 their republic
was absorbed into the new Uzbek SSR.
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¨Sights
Note that access to nearly all sights in Khi-
va's old town is possible only through one
good-value ticket that can be bought at the
West Gate of the city. The ticket is valid for
two consecutive days, and includes all but
a handful of smaller museums and the oc-
casional minaret. Keen photographers and
anyone with a taste for beauty should head
out in the late afternoon for spectacular
views of Khiva's mostly west-facing facades
bathed in the orange glow of the setting sun.
The top of the West wall, the watchtower at
the Kuhna Ark, and the
Ferris¨wheel
out-
side the Ichon-Qala's North Gate offer the
best viewpoints.
