Attractions
Dishan-Kala (Khiva’s ‘Outer Fortress’) has a number of remarkable monuments. One of them is Nurullabay’s Palace, whose foundations were laid by Muhammad Rakhimbay II in 1906. The construction of the...
In Khiva time has spared about 50 ancient madrassahs and just a few khans’ palaces. All of them are of certain interest to tourists since they vividly show the architectural tendencies characteristic...
The main Friday-prayer Juma Mosque stands out among numerous Khiva’s mosques as having a design distinct from other Central Asian structures of its kind. Contrary to the tradition, it has no high...
Around the hill with Kunya-Ark Citadel on top, there cluster many architectural monuments. The oldest of them is the sheikh Seyyid Allauddin’s Mausoleum. According to historical sources, the sheikh’s...
Near Juma Mosque, inside a labyrinth of narrow streets, there towers a large turquoise dome with a kuba golden ball. This is the dome of Pahlavan Mahmud Mausoleum.
In Khiva there are up to 50 mosques and almost as many minarets. These towers, creating a fanciful and scenic townscape, seem to step to the modern life directly from the Middle Ages. The most...
Islam Hojja Madrassah and Minaret is a peculiar architectural complex. The madrassah features a large domed hall and 42hujras (rooms for students). Next to the madrassah there stands Uzbekistan’s...
Among 20 Khiva’s madrasah that have preserved to the present day, Kutlug Murad Inak Madrassah is the oldest. Every Khiva’s ruler tried to inscribe his name upon the pages of history by building not...
Near Ata-Darvoza Gate, at the entrance to Ichan-Kala (“Inner Town”) there is a small square that developed in front of the southern walls of Kunya-Ark Citadel. Here, the construction of Muhammad...
To the east of the square that lies at the foot of Kunya-Ark Citadel there stands Muhammad Rakhimkhan Madrassah. Khan Muhammad Rakhim II was known as an enlightened monarch. He supported poets and...
Tash-Khauli Palace Complex of Khiva’s khans is one of the best examples of Asian secular architecture of the 19th century. The building activities on the site started in 1831 and it took the...
Though Khiva is about 2500 years old, it acquired its present appearance in the 18th – early 20th centuries. Khiva consists of two urban parts: the inner town Ichan-Kala and the outer town Dishan-...
Over the ancient Khiva’s Kunya-Ark Citadel, on the fortification adobe wall with two semi-turrets, rises a two-tier ayvan- a pavilion-like structure. It is called Akshi-Bobo (‘An Old Man in Love’) or...
Kunya-Ark Citadel (‘Old Citadel’) abuts on Khiva’s fortification wall next to Ata-Darvoza gate. The citadel is the oldest remaining khan’s residence in Khiva. It occupies a large area by the western...
