Horezm

One of the early cultures on the territory of Khorezm, in the Amu Darya delta, arose at the turn of the 4th and 3rd millennium BC. e. The name of the country Khorezm is first found in surviving sources from the 7th century BC. e., while there are different interpretations of its name. According to one etymology “nursing land”, according to another - “low land” Archaeological excavations document on the territory of ancient Khorezm the existence of the Neolithic Kelteminar culture of ancient fishermen and hunters (4th-3rd millennium BC). The direct descendant of this culture is that dating back to the middle of the 2nd millennium BC. e. Tazabagyab culture of the Bronze Age, pastoral and agricultural. There are also reports from ancient authors about the contacts of the inhabitants of Khorezm with the peoples of Colchis on the trade routes along the Amu Darya and the Caspian Sea, along which Central Asian and Indian goods were transported

Top historical places

*Ichan-Kala.
*Islam Khoja Minaret.
*Nurullabai Palace.
*Khiva souvenirs, chugurma hat.
*Khorezm National Park, Toprak-kala.
*Eco-zone Urganch El Tur.
*Ully Hovley.