Itchan Kala
Also known as Ichan Kala
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iii), (iv), (v).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Uzbekistan
Inscribed
1990
Area
38 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Itchan Kala is in Khiwa. The nearest other World Heritage site is Kunya-Urgench, about 150 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Khiwa · about 150,000 peopleat the site
- Urgentch · about 150,000 peopleabout 30 km north-east
- Daşoguz · about 201,000 peopleabout 60 km north-west
- Nukus · about 230,000 peopleabout 140 km north-west
- Khujayli · about 60,000 peopleabout 140 km north-west
- Koneurgench · about 31,000 peopleabout 140 km north-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
TurkmenistanCultural145 km away
UzbekistanCultural388 km away
TurkmenistanCultural423 km away
TurkmenistanCultural442 km away
UzbekistanCultural592 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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