Urgench

This article is about the city in Uzbekistan. For the ancient town in modern day Turkmenistan, see Konye-Urgench.
Urgench
Urganch / گرگانج
Urgench is located in Uzbekistan
Urgench
Urgench
Location in Uzbekistan
Coordinates: 41°33′N 60°38′E / 41.550°N 60.633°E / 41.550; 60.633
Country Uzbekistan
RegionKhorazm Region
Established1643
Area
 • Total
30 km2 (10 sq mi)
Elevation
91 m (299 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
145,000
 • Density4,800/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
Postal code
220100
Area code(+998) 62
Websitewww.urganchshahar.uz

Urgench (Uzbek: Urganch/Урганч/اورگنج, pronounced [urɡæntʃ]; Russian: Ургенч, romanized: Urgench; Persian: گرگانج, romanized: Gorgânj) is a district-level city in western Uzbekistan. It is the capital of Xorazm Region.[2] The estimated population of Urgench in 2021 was 145,000,[1] an increase from 139,100 in 1999. It lies on the Amu Darya River and the Shavat canal. The city is situated 450 km (280 mi) west of Bukhara across the Kyzylkum Desert.

  1. ^ a b "Viloyat bo'yicha shahar va qishloq aholisi soni" [Urban and rural population in the region] (PDF) (in Uzbek). Xorazm regional department of statistics.
  2. ^ "Classification system of territorial units of the Republic of Uzbekistan" (in Uzbek and Russian). The State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on statistics. July 2020.