Konye-Urgench
city in Daşoguz Province, Turkménistan
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Summary
Konye-Urgench is a Cities of Turkmenistan[1]. Konye-Urgench has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Daşoguz Region[3]
- Country: Turkmenistan[4]
- Instance of: archaeological site[5]
- Part of: list of World Heritage Sites in Northern and Central Asia[6]
- Commons category: Kunya Urgench[7]
- Coordinate location: 42.316666666667, 59.158611111111[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Kunya Urgench[9]
- Population: 36,754[10], 2681[11], 9013[12], 14,130[13], 17,896[14], 21,827[15], 34,677[16]
- Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[17], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[18], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20]
- Capital of: Anushtegin dynasty[21], Khanate of Khiva[22], Köneürgenç District[23]
- Heritage designation: World Heritage Site[24]
- Official name: Köneürgenç[25]
- Native label: Köneürgenç[26]
- World Heritage criteria: (ii)[27], (iii)[28]
- P14541: 1xKwwy[29]
Why It Matters
Konye-Urgench is known by 71 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]