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Urgench

Central Asia

Urgench is a district-level city in western Uzbekistan and capital of Xorazm Region, on the Amu Darya river and the Shavat canal about 450 kilometres west of Bukhara across the Kyzylkum Desert. Its estimated population was 145,000 in 2021, up from 139,100 in 1999.

Facts
Population
150,000 1
Area (sq km)
29 1
Founding Year
1643 1
Population Estimate Year
2014 1
Elevation (m)
91 1
Latitude
41.5345 degrees north 1
Longitude
60.6249 degrees east 1
Sources
1. Urgench (Wikidata)
  • P571 (inception)
    +1643-00-00T00:00:00Z
  • P1082 (population)
    population 150,000 (2014)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 41.5345, longitude 60.6249
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 91 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 29.0 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 150000 (2014)
  • In Group: Cities of Central Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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Wikidata: Urgench
Wikidata Q472925, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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