Khiva (English spelling)

Japanese: ヒバ（英語表記）Khiva

A city in the Khorezm region of western Uzbekistan. It is located on the left bank of the lower Amu Darya River, about 30 km southwest of the provincial capital Urgench, overlooking the Parvan Canal. It has existed since the 6th or 7th century, but records date back to the 10th century, and it became the capital of the Khiva Khanate in the early 17th century. In 1873 it became a Russian protectorate, and in 1920 the Khorezm People's Republic was established here, with Khiva as its capital. In 1924 it was incorporated into the Uzbek Republic and lost its political importance. Itchan-Kala, an old town with a royal palace, mosques, caravanserai (caravan accommodation), and other buildings, was registered as a cultural heritage site of the World Heritage Sites in 1990. It is said to have the most intact old townscape of any city in Central Asia, and is focusing on the development of the tourism industry. It has a textile industry (cotton, carpets, sewing). It has a population of 41,300 (estimated 1991).

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Japanese:

ウズベキスタン西部，ホレズム州の都市。州都ウルゲンチの南西約 30km，アムダリア下流部左岸にあり，パルバン運河に臨む。6～7世紀から存在していたが，記録に現れるのは 10世紀からで，17世紀初期ヒバ・ハン国の首都となった。 1873年ロシアの保護国となり，1920年にはこの地にホレズム人民共和国が成立し，ヒバがその首都となったが，1924年ウズベク共和国に編入され政治的重要性を失った。王宮，モスク，キャラバンサライ (隊商宿泊所) などが残る旧市街イチャンカラは，1990年世界遺産の文化遺産に登録された。中央アジアの諸都市のなかで，最も完全なかたちで古い町並みを残しているといわれ，観光産業の発展に力を注いでいる。繊維工業 (綿，絨毯，縫製) がある。人口4万 1300 (1991推計) 。