Place:Kunya Urgench, Dashhowuz, Turkmenistan

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NameKunya Urgench
Alt namesKonya-Urgenchsource: Wikipedia
Kunya-Urgenchsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Köneürgenchsource: Russia, National Geographic (1993) map supplement
Old Urgenchsource: Wikipedia
Urganjsource: Wikipedia
TypeCity
Coordinates42.3°N 59.167°E
Located inDashhowuz, Turkmenistan
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


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Konye-Urgench (; , Kuhna Gurgānj, literally "Old Gurgānj"), also known as "Old Urgench" or Urganj, is a city of about 30,000 inhabitants in north Turkmenistan, just south from its border with Uzbekistan. It is the site of the ancient town of Gurgānj, which contains the ruins of the capital of Khwarazm. Its inhabitants deserted the town in the early eighteenth century in order to develop a new settlement, and Konye-Urgench has remained undisturbed ever since. In 2005, the ruins of Old Urgench were inscribed on the UNESCO List of World Heritage Sites.

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