Konye-Urgench
Konye-Urgench (Turkmen: Köneürgenç / کؤنهاۆرگنچ; Persian: کهنه گرگانج, Kuhna Gurgānj, literally "Old Gurgānj"), also known as Old Urgench or Urganj, is a city of about 30,000 inhabitants in north Turkmenistan, just south from its border with Uzbekistan. It is the site of the ancient town of Gurgānj, which contains the ruins of the capital of Khwarazm. Its inhabitants deserted the town in the early eighteenth century in order to develop a new settlement, and Konye-Urgench has remained undisturbed ever since. In 2005, the ruins of Old Urgench were inscribed on the UNESCO List of World Heritage Sites.
Köneürgenç | |
Soltan Tekesh Mausoleum in Kunya Urgench | |
Shown within Turkmenistan | |
| Alternative name | Kunya-Urgench Old Urgench Urganj |
|---|---|
| Location | Daşoguz Province, Turkmenistan |
| Coordinates | 42°20′N 59°09′E |
| Type | Settlement |
| History | |
| Periods | Khwarazmian dynasty |
| Cultures | Khwarezm |
| Site notes | |
| Condition | Ruined |
| Official name | Kunya-Urgench |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | ii, iii |
| Designated | 2005 (29th session) |
| Reference no. | 1199 |
| Region | Asia and Australasia |
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