Konye-Urgench, also known as Köneürgenç or Old Urgench, is a city in north Turkmenistan near the border with Uzbekistan, with a total population of 37,176 in 2022. It occupies the site of the ancient town of Gurganj, which held the ruins of the capital of Khwarazm; the town's inhabitants abandoned the old site in the early eighteenth century to build a new settlement, leaving the ancient ruins undisturbed. The ruins of Old Urgench were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2005.
Facts
Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Konye-Urgench (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)Quote, P1082 (population)
population 37,176 (2022)
2. Open-Meteo: Open-Meteo Elevation API: elevation at Konye-Urgench coordinates
Open-MeteoJSON elevationQuote, JSON elevation
"elevation": [ 73.0 ]
3. Konye-Urgench (Wikipedia)
Infobox: utc_offset
+5
Climate
Konye-Urgench has a cold desert climate (BWk in the Köppen climate classification), with long and hot summers
- In Group: Cities of Central Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
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