Khiva
Khiva is a city of 93,000 people (2020) in the western province of Khorezm in the Republic of Uzbekistan. Along with Samarkand and Bukhara, Khiva is an important and often overlooked historical site on what was once the Great Silk Road. Wikivoyage
Population 105,300 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Uzbekistan
Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
Itchan Kala Museum · 830 m -
Sayid Niaz Sheliker Mosque Attraction · 790 m -
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Aa Darvoza (West Gate) City gate · 950 m -
Дишан - Кала Ruins · 950 m - Allakuli-Khan Caravanserai Attraction · 680 m
- Muhammad Amin Inoq Madrasah Museum · 760 m
- Arab Muhammadkhan Madrasah Monument · 780 m
- Matpana Baya Madrasah Monument · 810 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Somewhere to run
Getting around
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