Location: Urgench
Xorazm Province, Uzbekistan
Country: Uzbekistan
Region: Khorezm Region
Elevation: 91 m (299 ft)
Population (2014)• Total: 150,110
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January 2, 2022 Randal Brittian
Urgench (Uzbek: Urganch, Урганч, ئۇرگەنج; Persian: گرگانج, Gorgånch/Gorgānč/Gorgânc) is a city in western Uzbekistan. The population of Urgench on April 24, 2014 was approximately 150,110, an increase from 139,100 in 1999. It is the capital of the Khorezm Region, on the Amu Darya River and the Shavat canal. The city is situated 450 km (280 mi) west of Bukhara across the Kyzylkum Desert.
