Kunya-Urgench

Overview

Kunya-Urgench is situated in north-western Turkmenistan, on the left bank of the Amu Daria River. Urgench was the capital of the Khorezm region, part of the Achaemenid Empire. The old town contains a series of monuments mainly from the 11th to 16th centuries, including a mosque, the gates of a caravanserai, fortresses, mausoleums and a 60-m high minaret. The monuments testify to outstanding achievements in architecture and craftsmanship whose influence reached Iran and Afghanistan, and later the architecture of the Mogul Empire of 16th-century India.

Selection Criteria

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Components(3 locations)

• •Northern section: Najm-ad-Din al-Kubra Mausoleum complex1199-002
• •Southern section comprising the minaret and most of the monuments1199-001
• •Western section: comprising the Ibn Khajib mausoleum and medressa1199-003

Details

Countries

Turkmenistan

ISO Codes

TM

Area

353.24 ha

Coordinates

42.1832, 59.0849