--- title: "Urganch District – what is there, and how you get there | Mixroutes" description: "Urganch District, Uzbekistan: Urganch District is a district of Xorazm Region in Uzbekistan. Nearby: Urgench State University, Contemporary Art Museum of…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/urganch-district" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/urganch-district.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- District in Xorazm Region, Uzbekistan # Urganch District Urganch District is a district of Xorazm Region in Uzbekistan. The place Urganch District is a district of Xorazm Region in Uzbekistan. The capital lies at the village Qorovul. It has an area of 450 km2 (170 sq mi) and it had 201,200 inhabitants in 2021. The district consists of 5 urban-type settlements and 10 rural communities. Adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urganch_District), CC BY-SA 4.0. What is there ## Worth seeing in and around Urganch District 6 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name. 1. Urgench State University Urgench State University; Russian: Ургенчский государственный университет) is a major university in Urgench, Uzbekistan established by the decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimova dated 1 September 1992 in the city of Urgench. 2.9 km · university in Urgench, Uzbekistan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urgench_State_University) 2. Contemporary Art Museum of Uzbekistan The Contemporary Art Museum of Uzbekistan is a public Art Museum. Opened in 1983 in the city of Urgench, it is housed in the building of the first post office, which was constructed in 1910. 1.7 km · art museum in Urgench City, Khorezm Region · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contemporary_Art_Museum_of_Uzbekistan) 3. Xorazm Stadium Xorazm Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Urgench, Uzbekistan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Xorazm FK Urganch. 3.5 km · Football stadium in Khorezm Region · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xorazm_Stadium) 4. Avesta Architectural Complex 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". 1.2 km · building in Khorazm Region, Uzbekistan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avesta_Architectural_Complex) 5. Dashkin Bobo Complex 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. 1.7 km · building in Khorazm Region, Uzbekistan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dashkin_Bobo_Complex) 6. Al-Khwarizmi memorial complex Al-Khwarizmi Complex is a complex consisting of a garden and a symbolic mausoleum located on Al-Khwarizmi street, Urganch, Khorazm Region, Uzbekistan. By the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan on October 4, 2019, the complex was included in the national list of real estate objects of tangible cultural heritage and received state protection. 3.6 km · memorial complex in Khorazm Region, Uzbekistan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Khwarizmi_Complex) Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0. Go there ## Getting to Urganch District **Airports:** Urgench (UGC), 4 km · Dashoguz (TAZ), 71 km · Nukus (NCU), 134 km\ **Stations:** Urgench International Airport, 3.8 km\ - Nukus → Urganch District 539 km · quickest by road, 8h 28m · $50–70 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/nukus-to-urganch-district) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Nukus&to=Urganch+District) - Bukhara → Urganch District 87 km · quickest by road, 1h 55m · $9–12 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/bukhara-to-urganch-district) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Bukhara&to=Urganch+District) - Samarkand → Urganch District 153 km · quickest by road, 2h 45m · $13–18 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/samarkand-to-urganch-district) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Samarkand&to=Urganch+District) - From anywhere The planner compares every way there from wherever you are. [Plan a trip](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Urganch%20District) Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds. Not yet researched ## No local-transport research exists yet for Urganch District Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Urganch District. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more. What Wikivoyage says about moving around - Get in From Bukhara, the next closest Silk Road site, the 460km trip in a shared taxi should cost between 50,000-80,000 sum per person \[Sep 2012\]. From [Wikivoyage: Urgench](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Urgench), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-03. The nearest places where the work is done 1. 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