Kunya Urgench. At the beginning of the 1st century AD the
Chinese sources mentioned the city of Yue-gan which is identified with city of
Gurgench or Urgench. It relates to Khorezm according to the ancient and
medieval geographic conceptions. In the later period this city is mentioned in
connection with the most important political events. Kunya Urgench had been
destroyed and rebuilt several times. And at last, the city was miraculously
revived by trade that had been united into the lands of the Golden Horde and by
1366 had become” the largest, greatest, most beautiful and most important city
of Turks”, a city that “shakes under the weight of its population. Ibn Battuta
continues to describe a city so busy that a man could not move in the
throng. The Arab, Persian historians,
geographers and travellers left enormous information about Kunya Urgench.
There are
preserved numerous archeological and architectural monuments presenting
considerable scientific and cultural value on the
territory of
Kunya Urgench. The UNESCO World Heritage
Committee decided to include Kunya Urgench in its list of world heritage at the
29th session held in Durban, South Africa.
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