Khiva Mosques, Uzbekistan (in ENGLISH)

Khiva Punjabi: ਖੀਵਾ,Hindi: खीवा(Uzbek: Xiva / Хива; Russian: Хива; alternative or historical names include Khorasam, Khoresm, Khwarezm, Khwarizm, Khwarazm, Chorezm, and Arabic: خوارزم‎) is a city of approximately 50000 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 [...]

Cathedral mosque of Khiva, Uzbekistan (in ENGLISH)

Cathedral mosque of Khiva, or Djuma-Mosque is situated in the center of Ichan-Qala on a road going from Palvan-darvaza gates to Ata-darvaza. It is an archaic mosque with flat ceilings on columns that has no analogues in Central Asia. Such construction is peculiar to ancient Arabian mosques. The present-day building was constructed in the 18th [...]