Xorazm Province

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Xorazm viloyati
Хоразм вилояти
Xorazm Province
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Basic data
Country Uzbekistan
Capital Urganch
surface 6300 km²
Residents 1,776,700 (January 1, 2017)
density 282 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 UZ-XO
Website xorazm.uz (Uzbek)
Fields in Xorazm Province
Fields in Xorazm Province

Coordinates: 41 ° 18 '  N , 61 ° 0'  E

The province of Xorazm ( Uzbek Xorazm viloyati , Хоразм вилояти ), German province of Khoresmia or Khoresm , is a viloyat (province) in western Uzbekistan . It borders on Turkmenistan , the province of Buxoro (Bukhara) and the Republic of Karakalpakstan, which is partially autonomous of Uzbekistan . The area is 6,300 km², with a population of 1,498,321, of which about 80% live in the countryside.

The climate is very continental , with cold winter and hot, dry summer months.

administration

The province of Xorazm is divided into 10 administrative districts and three independent cities ( Urganch , Xiva , Pitnak ). The capital is Urganch with 142,973 inhabitants. Other larger cities are, for example, Xiva (58,989 pop.), Xonqa (42,767 pop.), Shovot ( 28,610 pop .) And Gurlan (29,200 pop .).

Overview of the districts
Overview of the districts No. district main place No. district main place
1 Bog'ot Bog'ot 6th Qo'shko'pir Qo'shko'pir
2 Gurlan Gurlan 7th Shovot Shovot
3 Xonqa Xonqa 8th Urganch Qorovul
4th Hazorasp Hazorasp 9 Yangiariq Yangiariq
5 Khiva Khiva 10 Yangibozor Yangibozor

Culture and history

The capital of Khiva Khanate in Khorezmia , the province's name Xorazm goes back to Khorezmia , was Xiva. The walled Old City Ichan Qal'а the city of Khiva is now a World Heritage Site of UNESCO .

Many famous scholars of the Orient were born in Khorezm , benefiting from the old oasis city of Xiva (Chiva), such as the Persian polymath al-Khwarizmi (born around 780; died between 835 and 850) and al-Biruni (973-1048) .

Economy and Transport

In addition to tourism, the province lives mainly from cotton and rice cultivation . There is also the cultivation of fruits and vegetables such as cucumbers, melons, grapes and potatoes. The dependence on cotton can be seen in the large number of cotton-processing companies: processing raw cotton, production of cottonseed oil , production of textiles and carpets.

Xorazm has been an important transit area between the Orient , Russia and the Caucasus for thousands of years . Accordingly, the infrastructure is well developed, also due to tourism, with 130 km of railway lines and 2000 km of paved roads.

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