Khorazm Region (, خارەزم ۋىلايەتى, ), is a

viloyat A wilayah ( ar, وَلاية, wālāya or ''wilāya'', plural ; Urdu and fa, ولایت, ''velâyat''; tr, vilayet) is an administrative division, usually translated as "state", "province" or occasionally as " governorate". The word comes f ...

(region) of Uzbekistan located in the northwest of the country in the lower reaches of the Amu Darya River. It borders with Turkmenistan,

Karakalpakstan Karakalpakstan, / officially the Republic of Karakalpakstan, / is an autonomous republic of Uzbekistan. It occupies the whole northwestern part of Uzbekistan. The capital is Nukus (' / ). The Republic of Karakalpakstan has an area of , and ...

, and Bukhara Region. It covers an area of . The population is estimated 1,893,300 (2021), with 67% living in rural areas. The capital is Urgench (pop. est. 145,000). Other major towns include Xonqa,

Khiva Khiva ( uz, Xiva/, خىۋا; fa, خیوه, ; alternative or historical names include ''Kheeva'', ''Khorasam'', ''Khoresm'', ''Khwarezm'', ''Khwarizm'', ''Khwarazm'', ''Chorezm'', ar, خوارزم and fa, خوارزم) is a district-level city ...

Shovot Shovot, also Shavat, ( uz, Shovot/''Шовот'', شاۋات; russian: Шават, Shavat) is a town and seat of Shovot District in Xorazm Region in Uzbekistan. The town is located 37 km north-west of Urgench Urgench ( uz, Urganch//, ; russi ...

, and Pitnak. Urgentch

The climate is a typically arid

continental climate Continental climates often have a significant annual variation in temperature (warm summers and cold winters). They tend to occur in the middle latitudes (40 to 55 north), within large landmasses where prevailing winds blow overland bringing som ...

, with cold winters and extremely hot, dry summers. The city of

in Khorezm Region is a UNESCO World Heritage Site with world-famous architectural monuments, making Khiva one of the main centers for international tourism in the country. The economy of Khorezm Region is primarily based on cotton. Cotton is by far the main crop, although rice production has increased significantly in the last several years. (though the Uzbek government discourages rice production near to deserts, over water usage concerns) There are also many orchards and vineyards, melon and gourd plantations and potato fields. Khorezm Region is famous for its "gurvak" melon in Uzbekistan. Industry is also heavily oriented to cotton, with cotton refining, cottonseed oil extraction and

textiles Textile is an umbrella term that includes various fiber-based materials, including fibers, yarns, filaments, threads, different fabric types, etc. At first, the word "textiles" only referred to woven fabrics. However, weaving is not the ...

predominating. Khorezm is a place where many famous scholars were born, such as Abu Rayhan Biruni and al-Khwārizmī. The region has a well-developed transportation infrastructure, with over 130 km of railways and 2000 km of surfaced roads. The region is connected by rail to

European Russia European Russia (russian: Европейская Россия, russian: европейская часть России, label=none) is the western and most populated part of Russia. It is geographically situated in Europe, as opposed to the cou ...

and the Caucasus.

Administrative divisions

The Xorazm Region consists of 11 districts (listed below) and two district-level cities: Urgench and

. There are 3 cities ( Urgench,

, Pitnak) and 56 urban-type settlements in the Xorazm Region. In March 2020 the new

Tuproqqalʼa District Tuproqqalʼa District ( uz, Tuproqqalʼa tumani) is a district of Xorazm Region in Uzbekistan. The seat lies at the city Pitnak. It was created in March 2020 out of the larger, eastern part of Hazorasp District Hazorasp District ( uz, Hazorasp tum ...

was created out of the larger, eastern part of Hazorasp District.Decree 23 March 2020, 184-IV
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References

{{Authority control Regions of Uzbekistan

Administrative divisions

See also

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