This is the historical inner city of Khiva in Uzbekistan, surrounded by powerful walls, which became the first World Heritage Monument in Central Asia.
In Khiva, there was a traditional division of the city into two parts:
the Inner City (citadel, Shahristan) — Ichan-Kala (literally: inner defensive circle) and the Outer City (rabad) — Dishan-Kala (outer defensive circle).
The walls of Ichan-Kala are 8-10 meters high, 5-6 meters thick and 6250 meters long along the outer perimeter.
About 60 historical buildings have been preserved in Ichan-Kala. Here you can see such unique historical monuments as: the Kunya-Ark Citadel Complex, the Tash-Khauli Palace Complex, the Kalta Minar Minaret completely covered with glazed tiles, the famous Juma Mosque with its 213 carved columns, the symbol of Khiva – the Islam-Khoja Minaret and much more.
Up to 300 families also live here, they are mainly engaged in handicrafts.
