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Happy Friday ! / Evening in Khiva, Uzbekistan

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Khiva (Uzbek: Xiva / Хива; Persian: خیوه / Khiveh‎; Russian: Хива; alternative or historical names include Khorasam, Khoresm, Khwarezm, Khwarizm, Khwarazm, Chorezm, and Persian: خوارزم‎) is a city of approximately 50,000 people located in Xorazm Province, Uzbekistan. It is the former capital of Khwarezmia and the Khanate of Khiva. Itchan Kala in Khiva was the first site in Uzbekistan to be inscribed in the World Heritage List (1991).

 

Submitted 12/05/2014

Accepted 06/06/2014

 

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- Worldnomads.com PTY LTD (Australia) 15-Oct-2018

- /china (China) 10-Feb-2021

- MAIRDUMONT GmbH & Co.KG (Germany) 06-Aug-2021

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