KhivaKhiva - the ancient city of Uzbekistan - a place of pilgrimage for tourists, historians and archaeologists |
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Djuma MosqueThe construction of the Djuma Mosque is unconventional and unique - there are no domes, galleries, portals - only the roof, held by 213 carved columns |
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Kalta Minar MinaretThe bright blue décor of the Kalta Minar Minaret is unique for Central Asia. Is the only structure which surface is completely covered with colored glazed tiles |
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Khiva, ethnographicThere are four ethnically diverse peoples in Khiva: the Sarts - proper and primitive owners of this land, their neighbors - the Karakalpaks, the Uzbeks - foreign conquerors and the Turkmens, attracted here by various benefits |
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Mukhammad Amin Khan MadrassahMukhammad Amin Khan Madrassah was the largest medieval ecclesiastical school of Khiva. Now there is the tourist hotel “Khiva” in the building |