Kunya-Urgench

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Kunya-Urgench
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:city
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:Old_Urgench
gptkbp:country gptkb:Turkmenistan
gptkbp:destroyedBy gptkb:Mongols
gptkbp:founded 6th century
gptkbp:historicalPopulation over 100,000 (medieval period)
gptkbp:historicalSignificance capital of Khwarazm
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kunya-Urgench
gptkbp:language gptkb:Turkmen
gptkbp:latitude 42.3167
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Daşoguz_Region
gptkbp:longitude 59.1667
gptkbp:notable_for Islamic architecture
Sufi shrines
medieval urban planning
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Kutlug_Timur_Minaret
gptkb:Mausoleum_of_Il-Arslan
gptkb:Mausoleum_of_Najmuddin_Kubra
gptkb:Mausoleum_of_Tekesh
gptkb:Mausoleum_of_Turabek-Khanum
gptkbp:population ~30,000 (modern town)
gptkbp:region gptkb:Khorezm
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:river Amu Darya
gptkbp:significantEvent siege by Genghis Khan
gptkbp:status gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkbp:touristAttraction yes
gptkbp:UNESCO_criteria (ii) (iii) (iv)
gptkbp:UNESCO_reference_number 1199
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 2005
yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Turkmenistan
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4