XIVA 2 / Хива, خىۋا; Persian: خیوه, Xīveh, Khorasam, Khoresm, Arabic: خوارزم Persian: خوارزم)

Khiva (Uzbek: Xiva/Хива, خىۋا; Persian: خیوه, Xīveh; alternative or historical names include Kheeva, Khorasam, Khoresm, Khwarezm, Khwarizm, Khwarazm, Chorezm, Arabic: خوارزم and Persian: خوارزم) is a district-level city of approximately 93,000 people in Xorazm Region, Uzbekistan.[2] According to archaeological data, the city was established around 1500 years ago.[3] It is the former capital of Khwarezmia, the Khanate of Khiva, and the Khorezm People's Soviet Republic. Itchan Kala in Khiva was the first site in Uzbekistan to be inscribed in the World Heritage List (1991). The astronomer, historian and polymath, Al-Biruni[4] (973-1048 CE) was born in either Khiva or the nearby city of Kath.
Хива́ (узб. Xiva) - город в Хорезмской области Узбекистана, административный центр Хивинского района. Последняя столица Хорезма. В 1997 году Хива отпраздновала своё 2500-летие.
Окружённый мощными стенами исторический внутренний город Хивы - жемчужина Хорезмского оазиса - объявлен ЮНЕСКО памятником всемирного наследия.