For visitors entering Itchan Kala through the Eastern Gate, or Polvon Gate, one of the first monuments to be discovered is the Kutlugmurad Inak madrasah, named after its founder. Its stalls are still in use, but are now exclusively for tourists. The Kaltaminor and Jummi minarets can be seen along the street.

For over a century, Khiva was the main slave market in Central Asia. Among them were several thousand Russians, who are said to have been behind the capture of the city by the Imperial Russian Army in 1873.

Credits : Isabelle Vincent (France)

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