Khiva (Uzbekistan)
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Name (Hebrew)
חיווה (אוזבקיסטן)
Name (Latin)
Khiva (Uzbekistan)
Other forms of name
nne Khiva (Uzbek S.S.R.)
nnaa Khiva, Uzbek S.S.R
Coordinates
60.36388889 60.36388889 41.37833333 41.37833333 (gooearth )
E0602150 E0602150 N0412242 N0412242 (geonames )
Associated country
Uzbekistan
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- Pugachenkova, G. A. Termez, Shakhrisi︠a︡bz, Khiva, 1976.
- Uzbeksko-russkiĭ slovarʹ, 1959:p. 672 (Khiva)
Wikipedia description:
Khiva (Uzbek: Xiva, Хива, خیوه; other names) 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. In 1997, Khiva celebrated its 2500th anniversary. It is the former capital of Khwarezmia, the Khanate of Khiva, and the Khorezm People's Soviet Republic. Itchan Kala in Khiva was the first site in Uzbekistan to be inscribed on the World Heritage List (1991). The astronomer, historian and polymath, Al-Biruni (973–1048 CE) was born in either Khiva or the nearby city of Kath.
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