Xorazm Province
Xorazm viloyati Хоразм вилояти Xorazm Province
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Location of the Xorazm Province in Uzbekistan | |
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 |
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 .).
No. | district | main place | No. | district | main place | |
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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.