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Khiva - The capital of the Turkic world



Khiva is a beautiful oasis city with ancient walls, minarets and unique clay buildings.

Within the framework of the XI session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Baku, Khiva was declared as the tourist capital of the Islamic world in 2024!

Khiva is over 2500 years old. If you want to plunge into history and see the true beauty of the ancient East, then welcome to Khiva.

Popular landmarks

The ancient Khiva is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. It means that all the attractions are protected by the worldwide organization.

What you can see in Khiva:

✔️Main fortress – Ichan-Kala, Kunya-Ark fortress, Dishan-Kala fortress;

✔️ Ancient mosques and madrassas, minarets, mausoleums – there are more than 100 of them in Khiva;

✔️Palaces and residences of Khiva rulers;

✔️ Ancient caravanserais and baths;

✔️ State Puppet Theater and Avesta Museum.



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