Urgench

Worth seeing in and around Urgench

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. 01
   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.

   2.3 km · university in Urgench, Uzbekistan · Wikipedia
2. 02
   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.

   1.2 km · art museum in Urgench City, Khorezm Region · Wikipedia
3. 03
   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 km · Football stadium in Khorezm Region · Wikipedia
4. 04
   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".

   700 m · building in Khorazm Region, Uzbekistan · Wikipedia
5. 05
   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.

   1.3 km · building in Khorazm Region, Uzbekistan · Wikipedia
6. 06
   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.

   3.5 km · memorial complex in Khorazm Region, Uzbekistan · Wikipedia

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Where to eat

Eating out in Urgench can be a challenge. Waiters usually don't speak English and sometimes only Russian. The menus are mostly written in Cyrillic, and either in Russian or in Uzbek.

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Getting to Urgench

Airports

Urgench (UGC), 4 km · Dashoguz (TAZ), 70 km · Nukus (NCU), 134 km

Stations

Urgench International Airport, 3.9 km

• Nukus → Urgench

  132 km · quickest by road, 2h 12m · $13–18
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• Bukhara → Urgench

  377 km · quickest by road, 5h 24m · $34–46
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• Samarkand → Urgench

  575 km · quickest by air, 5h 59m · $190–290
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