Overview About Khiva Tours & Sightseeing :
What makes Khiva Tours surprisingly exciting other than the monuments with prominent architecture and design? Definitely, the answer is the most spectacular view of Khiva city from the high elevated monuments. Khiva Tours & Sightseeing offers this kind of experience during Uzbekistan Tours.
Miraculously, Khiva City was founded on the basis of the popularity of Kheyvak well, the well was known for its sweet water tasted by the passer Caravans. The hotspots like walls of Ichan Qala, Kunya Ark Watch Tower, and Islam Hodja Minaret are famous for providing the most beautiful sights of Khiva on Uzbekistan Tours.
As Khiva is the home of famous open air museum, the museum packed with the monuments from 16th to 20th centuries, Khiva Tours and Sightseeing offers lot of things to enjoy in Khiva Region.
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Ak Mosque : Known as the sacred and religious monuments of Khiva, Ak Mosque represents the most beautiful architecture of Khiva of Medieval period.
Allakuli Khan Madrasah : Built in the middle of 19th century, Allakuli Khan Madrasah represents the richest decoration among all of the monumentvs in Khiva.
Arab Muhammad-khan Madrasah : Situated at the centre of Ichan-Qala, Arab Muhammad-khan Madrasah is one of the oldest architectural sites of Khiva.
Dishan-kala Hospital : Built at early 20th century in in Dishan-kala territory, it represents the perfect combination of European and local architecture.
Djuma Mosque : Representing the best patterns of Khorezm carving, Djuma Mosque also known as Friday mosque is an original building without galleries, yards, portals and cupolas.
Islam Khoja Complex : Having a mosque and minaret, Islam Khoja Complex was known for the tallest minaret (45 m), from which the beautiful view of Khiva can be enjoyed during Khiva Towers. Islam Khoja Minaret is famous as the symbol of Khiva.
Itchan-Kala : Listed under UNESCO World Heritage Site and most famous among Khiva Highlights, Ichan Qala is the old part of the city which turned into a historical archaeological museum.
Kalta-minor Minaret : Kalta-Minor Minaret or Short minaret is famous for its stunning decoration and it's incompleted with a height of 26 meters as Muhammad Amin Khan, the founder of the minaret and leader of Khorezm was get killed.
Khoja Berdibai Madrasah : Known as one of the oldest monuments of Khiva, Khoja Berdibai Madrasah was built in 1834.
Kunya-Ark Citadel : Known as one of the three parts of old city Khiva, Kunya-Ark Citadel can be found at at the western gates of Ichan-Qala on Khiva Tours.
Mausoleum of Makhmud Pakhlavan : Makhmud Pakhlavan Mausoleum was built in the honour of Makhmud Pahlavan, the national hero of Khiva who had rescued many people from Slavary at the time when Khiva was the place of Slave trade.
Muhammad Amin-khan Madrasah : Located in the territory of Itchan-Qala, Muhammad Amin-khan Madrasah was built in between 1851-1854 and famous as the largest madrasah in Central Asia.
Muhammad Rahim-khan Madrasah : Built in the honour of Muhammad Rahim-khan, one of the most educated representatives of Kungrat dynasty, Muhammad Rahim-khan Madrasah is famous for learning the subjects related to mathematics, astronomy, geography and religion.
Sayid Allauddin Mausoleum : Dedicated to Sayid-Allauddin, the famous Eastern saint and Sufi sheikh, Sayid Allauddin Mausoleum is counted among the ancient building in Ichan Qala.
Shergazi-Khan Madrasah : Situated at the heart of Ichan-Qala reflects the life of slave-owning Khiva Khanate during18th century and also about the war prisoners, Shergazi-Khan Madrasah is one of the oldest monument in Ichan Qala.
Tash-Khovli Palace : Tash-Khovli Palace was famous for the beautiful decoration with geometrical patterns and the magnificent ganch and marble carving.
Museums In Khiva
As Khiva has the tropical desert climate, the best months to visit for Khiva Tours Sightseeing are April to June, and September to October according to Uzbekistan Travel Advice.
To taste the delicious Uzbek foods, Khiva Restaurants like Terrasa Cafe and Khorezm Art Cafe are the best options.
To reach Khiva, you need to first reach at Urgench using the transportation medium like flight and railway. Then the taxis and buses are available as Khiva Transportation from Urgench.
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