Khiva

May 9, 2026 Toprak-kala I would love to share the historical lineage of this area, but it gets incredibly complicated with more conquests than you can imagine, so we will stick with the basics here. * The archaeological site of Toprak-kala (1st-4th centuries CE) was discovered in 1938. Toprak-kala had a population of around 3,000 … Read more

May 8, 2026 Khiva, Uzbekistan To give you an idea of how much history is in this area, Khiva celebrated its 2500th anniversary in 1997. Like so much of history, the name of Khiva is a mystery. Also, like so much history, many contradictory stories have been told to explain it. Khiva is split into … Read more