Ourguentch (en russe : Ургенч) ou Urganch (en ouzbek, en cyrillique : Урганч), ou Ourgandj, est une ville d'Ouzbékistan et la capitale administrative de la province de Khorezm. Elle est située à 725 km à l'ouest de Tachkent et à douze kilomètres à l'ouest des bords de l'Amou-Daria. Sa population s'élevait à 139 100 habitants en 1999 et à 190 300 en 2019.
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Urgench is a district-level city in western Uzbekistan. It is the capital of Xorazm Region. The estimated population of Urgench in 2021 was 145,000, an increase from 139,100 in 1999. It lies on the Amu Darya River and the Shavat canal. The city is situated 450 km west of Bukhara across the Kyzylkum Desert.
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The Urgench trolleybus system links Urgench, the capital city of Xorazm Region in western Uzbekistan, with the neighbouring city of Khiva. Since the closure of the Tashkent trolleybus system in 2010, it has been Uzbekistan's only trolleybus system.
The cross country line is 31.3 km long; a further urban line in Urgench has been abandoned.
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Urganch District is a district of Xorazm Region in Uzbekistan. The capital lies at the village Qorovul. It has an area of 450 km2 and it had 201,200 inhabitants in 2021. The district consists of 5 urban-type settlements and 10 rural communities.
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Avesta architectural complex is a complex consisting of a garden and a monumental object located on Al-Khorazmi street, Urgench city, Khorazm Region. The complex was created in Khorazm in 2001 before the celebration of the 2700th anniversary of "Avesta". The complex is state property based on the right of operational management of the Department of Culture of the Khorazm region.
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Dashkin Bobo Complex is an architectural monument in Urganch, Khorazm Region. The complex was built in 1915, and today it is located at 43a, Yuldosh Bobojanov Street, Urganch.
By the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan on 4 October 2019, the complex was included in the national list of real estate objects of tangible cultural heritage and received state protection.
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