Khiva Walking Tour of Itchan Kala

<section><h2>Overview</h2><p>Itchan Kala is the walled heart of Khiva, and it is so completely preserved that the whole town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was the seat of the khans of Khiva, and almost every building within its walls is a madrasa, mosque, minaret or palace.</p></section><section><h2>The walk</h2><p>From nine o’clock your guide leads you past the Muhammad Amin Khan madrasa and the squat, tiled Kalta Minor, a minaret left unfinished, into the Kunya-Ark, the citadel of the khans.</p><p>The route continues to the Muhammad Rahim Khan madrasa, the Juma mosque with its forest of carved wooden columns, the tiled courtyards of the Tash-Khovli palace, and the Islam-Khoja minaret, the tallest in the town.</p></section><section><h2>Highlights</h2><ul><li>Itchan Kala, the walled inner town</li><li>The Kalta Minor minaret</li><li>The Kunya-Ark citadel</li><li>The Juma mosque</li><li>Tash-Khovli palace and the Islam-Khoja minaret</li></ul></section>