Urgench
city in Uzbekistan
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Summary
Urgench is a city[1]. Urgench draws 2,146 Wikipedia views per month (city category, ranking #623 of 5,534).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Xorazm Region[3]
- Country: Uzbekistan[4]
- Continent: Asia[5]
- Instance of: big city[6]
- Official language: Uzbek[7]
- Twinned administrative body: Aktau[8]
- Location: Central Asia[9]
- Postal code: 220100[10]
- Commons category: Urgench[11]
- Inception: 1643[12]
- Coordinate location: 41.5345, 60.6249[13]
- Significant event: Siege of Gurganj[14]
- Official website: http://xorazm.uz/[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Urgench[16]
- Population: 135,100[17], 22,469[18], 43,756[19], 76,165[20], 100,010[21], 126,380[22], 150,000[23]
- Time of earliest written record: 1601[24]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25]
- Capital of: Xorazm Region[26]
- Official name: Urganch, Урганч[27]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Urgench[28]
- Category for people who died here: Q27699387[29]
- Native label: Urganch, Урганч[30]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Urgench[31]
- Elevation above sea level: 91[32]
- Area: 29[33]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Urgench include Urgench International Airport[34], an international airport[35], in Uzbekistan[36].
Why It Matters
Urgench has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] Urgench is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]
Entities named for Urgench include Urgench International Airport[34], an international airport[35], in Uzbekistan[36].