Khiva
Uzbekistan
- Safety rating
- 8.3/10
- Best time to visit
- Spring and autumn are most comfortable, as the surrounding desert makes summers extremely hot.
- Population
- 0.1M
Overview
Khiva's walled inner city of Itchan Kala is a stunning open-air museum of mud-brick madrasas, palaces, and tiled minarets. Once a notorious slave-market oasis, it is now Uzbekistan's most complete and evocative Silk Road town.
Top attractions
Highlights include the Kalta Minor minaret, the Kunya Ark fortress, the Tash Hauli Palace, and the Islam Khoja minaret.
Getting around
The walled Itchan Kala is entirely walkable, while taxis link the train station and the outer city.