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Encyclopedia Britannica



KHIVA

This article appears in Volume V15, Page 778 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: KHA-KRI
KHIVA ,
capital
  of the khanate of Khiva, in Western
Asia
 , 25 M. W. of the Amu-darya and 240 M. W.N.W. of
Bokhara
 . Pop. about ro,000. It is surrounded by a low earthen
wall
 , and has a citadel, the residence of the
khan
  and the higher officials. There are a
score
  of mosques, of which the one containing the tomb of Polvan, the patron saint of Khiva, is the best, and four large madrasas (
Mahommedan
  colleges). Large gardens exist in the western
part
  of the town. A small Russian
quarter
  has grown up. The inhabitants make carpets, silks and cottons.


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