Khiva on foot through Itchan Kala as the day empties
A leisurely route through Khiva’s walled city to decide where to sleep, what to see slowly and how to arrive without turning the site into a race between monuments.
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Kunya Ark is an old citadel within Ichan Kala, Khiva’s walled core. Its courtyards and spaces of power offer a glimpse of the khanate’s institutional scale.
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What makes it special
- Enter the old citadel from Ata Darvaza, the western gate.
- Explore its courtyards and spaces associated with the khanate’s power.
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- Uzbekistan · World Countries — mledoze · ODbL 1.0 · World countries dataset by mledoze and contributors · ODbL 1.0
- Uzbekistan · World Bank Open Data · CC BY 4.0 · World Bank
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- Urgench · GeoNames · Datos geográficos bajo CC BY 4.0; requiere atribución a GeoNames. · Fuente: GeoNames
- Urgench, Xorazm Region, 220100, Uzbekistan · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
- Urgench, Xorazm Region, Uzbekistan · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
- Urgench Airport · OpenFlights · ODbL 1.0 (base de datos) / DbCL 1.0 (contenidos) · Urgench Airport · OpenFlights · ODbL 1.0
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Profile updated: 30/09/2026