Itchan Kala

Itchan Kala is the walled inner town of the city of Khiva, Uzbekistan. Since 1990, it has been protected as the World Heritage Site.

The old town retains more than 50 historic monuments and 250 old houses, dating primarily from the eighteenth or nineteenth centuries. Djuma Mosque, for instance, was established in the tenth century and rebuilt from 1788 to 1789, although its celebrated hypostyle hall still retains 112 columns taken from ancient structures.

The most spectacular features of Itchan Kala are its crenellated brick walls and four gates at each side of the rectangular fortress. Although the foundations are believed to have been laid in the tenth century, present-day 10-meters-high walls were erected mostly in the late seventeenth century and later repaired.

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Simon Opsomer
10 October 2023
Amazing place! Really feels like you’re stepping back in time. Spend enough time wandering around and taking photos at different times of the day.
Jamolbek Kalandarov
23 July 2016
Mausoleums, Madrasahs, Minarets, Museums, Handmade workshops and souvenirs
cori B
18 August 2012
The sites close early (6pm) but its much nicer in the evening when the larger tour groups have left
Dmytro Korolkov
16 November 2016
The most exotic city of Uzbekistan!
Anton Zhuravkov
28 September 2018
Как будто в новую часть Assassin's creed попал. Хочется бегать по крышам и перепрыгивать с дома на дом. Очень крутое место!
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15 September 2019
イチャンカラ。城壁で囲まれた城塞都市。中世の建造物(城、マドラサ、モスク)。チケットは西門で。共通入場券は15USD、写真撮影は3USD。
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