Khiva

Khiva
Xiva / Хива
Clockwise from top:
Itchan Kala, Alla Kouli Khan Madrasa, Pakhlavan Makhmoud Mausoleum, Islam Hoja Minaret, Muhammad Amin Khan Madrasa and Kalta Minor
Khiva
Location in Uzbekistan
Khiva
Khiva (Uzbekistan)
Coordinates: 41°22′53″N 60°21′40″E / 41.38139°N 60.36111°E / 41.38139; 60.36111
Country Uzbekistan
RegionKhorazm Region
Founded6th century BC
Government
 • HakimTemur Davletov
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
115,000
Postal code
220900
Area code+998
Websitehttps://xivashahar.uz/

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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