Tour to the city of Khiva - auto trip

Tours in the city of Khiva. Road trips SUVs Toyota Prado, minivans - minibuses Hyundai Grand Starex - attractions of the old city.
The ancient city is Khiva in the Khorezm region of Uzbekistan. Surrounded by powerful large walls, the historic inner city of Khiva - the pearl of the Khorezm oasis - is declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Sights of the city: Ichan-Kala, Madrasah Mohammed Amin Khan, Kalta minor, Islam Khoja, Zhuma mosque.
The legend of the founding of the city tells that the city grew around the Hayvak well - the water from which tasted amazing - and the well was dug up by order of Shem, the son of the biblical Noah. In Ichan-Kala (the inner city of Khiva) - today you can see this well. Khiva was one of the cities of ancient Khorezm, which was a large state - located in the west of Central Asia, south of the Aral Sea.
According to archaeo data, Khiva was founded more than 2500 years ago. In ancient times, the city was known as Heyvak. According to legend, Khiva was founded by one of the prophets. In its history, the city survived the Achaemenid conquest - the heyday when the borders of ancient Khorezm extended to Colchis.