Khiva

As any other orient city Khiva has a modern part and an ancient part. An exotic image of an Oriental ancient city reveals itself in the older part of the city called Ichan-Kala. Ichan-Kala is a place where all the monuments of architecture are situated.

Ichan-Qala is the picturesque 2.5 km long walls of the 18th century. It has four entrances to the old city of Khiva: West, North, East and South gates. The West Gate is the main entrance. Their local name is Ota Darvoza (Father Gate).

The age of this magnificent outdoor museum is about 2.000 years old. And here you can find a lot of ancient and medieval madrassahs, mosques and minarets. Khiva can praise itself with such architectural masterpieces as Islam-Khodja minaret, Kalta-Minor minaret Pakhlavan Makhmud mausoleum, Muhammad Aminkhan madrassah, Kunia-Arki Jash Hauli Palace Ensemble, Allahkulikhana caravanserai, Juma Mosque and others.

Monuments of Khiva

Ichan-Kala:

• Mosque and Madrasseh of Said-bey (the end of the 18thc. the beginning of the 19thc.); by the gate Palvan-Darvoza.
• Madrasseh of Allakulikhan (1834/35).
• Tim and Cereven-Serai of Allakulikhan (19thc.).
• Madrasseh of Kutlug-Murad-inak (1804/12).
• Madrasseh of Abdulla-khan (1865).
• Mosque and Bath-chambers of Anush-khan (1657).
• Tash-hauli (the palace of Allakulikhan) (1830/36).
• Ak Mosque (1832/42).
• Djuma Mosque and Minaret (1788/89).
• Mausoleum of Said Alautdin (14thc.).
• Madrasseh of Muhammad Amin Khan (1851/52).
• Kalta-MinorMinaret (1855).
• Kunya-Ark (1868/88).
• Akshi-bobo Bastion, Kurnysh-khona (1804/6) (Palace of Muhammad Rakhim khan, winter and summer Mosques).
• Minaret of Tura-Murad-Tur (1888).
• Madrasseh of Muhammad Rakhim khan (1871).
• Madrasse of Shirgazizkhan (1718/20).
• Baglandy Mosque (19thc.).
• Madrasseh of Arab khan (1838).
• Mausoleum of Allaudin sheikh who died in 1303, in 1825 the building was thoroughly rebuilt.
• Complex of Pakhlavan Makhmud: Mausoleum (1830), cult buildings the 19thc. - the beginning of the 20thc., burial site of khan family.
• Islam-hadji Madrasseh and Minaret (1908-10).
• Kheivan well date is unknown; described in legends.
• Madrasseh of Khodjamberdy-bey (1834).
• Madrasseh and Minaret of Bikadjan-bek (1894).
• Ark-Darvoza Gate (19thc.).
• Kush-Darvoza Gate (19thc.).
• Walls of Ichan-Kafa (18thc.-19thc.).

Dishan-Kala:

• Out-of-town residence of Kublataza-bag (19thc.).
• NurullbayPalaceComplex (1912).
• Complex of Said Sheliker bey (30-40s of the 19thc.).
• Palvan-Kara Madrasseh and Minaret (1905).
• Post-Office building (1910).
• Hospital building (1912).
• Country estate of Chadra-Khauli-beg (the beginning of the 20thc.).