| Khiva
- a museum in the open - is the only city in all of Central Asia
that has survived in its entirety from old times. Various historic
epochs have left their traces in Khiva, built over many centuries
in the ancient cultural oasis of Khorazm.
The Province of Khorezm is situated in north-western
pat of Uzbekistan in the lower reaches of the Amudarya River.
Its total area is 6 300 square kilometres. The climate is continental,
with moderately cold winters and dry hot summers.
The population of the Province is 1 200 000,
with about 80 % living in the outlying areas.
The Province is divided into 10 administrative districts with
Urgench as the administrative center. Urgench has a population
of 135 000. Other major towns of the Province are Khiva and Djuma.
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