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Old photos of Khiva

114 photographs of Khiva, from 1970 to 2025 — each pinned to the exact place it was taken.

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What the photos show

The 114 photographs of Khiva on PlaceWas span 4 decades, from 1970 to 2025. 8 of them were taken before 1980; the other 106 are recent views of the same streets and landmarks.12 spots were photographed more than once, so you can compare the same street, square or building across the years.114 of the photos carry a written caption explaining what is in the frame. Every picture is pinned to the place it was taken, so the map below shows where the photographers stood.

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Places in Khiva through time

Spots photographed more than once — compare the same place across the years.

Street in Khiva, Khiva — photos through time
Street in Khiva 37 photos · 1974–2023
Tosh hovli, Khiva — photos through time
Tosh hovli 23 photos · 1970–2025
Khiva nomi, Khiva — photos through time
Khiva nomi 9 photos · 2015–2025
Tosh hovli, Khiva — photos through time
Tosh hovli 9 photos · 1974–2025
Khiva, Uzbekistan, Khiva — photos through time
Khiva, Uzbekistan 6 photos · 1974–2023
Madrasah of Matpanabay, Khiva — photos through time
Madrasah of Matpanabay 5 photos · 2004–2023
Pakhlavan Mahmoud Mausoleum, Khiva, Khiva — photos through time
Pakhlavan Mahmoud Mausoleum, Khiva 4 photos · 2010–2025
Mozori sharif, Khiva — photos through time
Mozori sharif 4 photos · 2004–2025
Itchan Kala east gate, Khiva — photos through time
Itchan Kala east gate 3 photos · 2022–2023
Tash Hauli Palace, Khiva, Khiva — photos through time
Tash Hauli Palace, Khiva 3 photos · 2003–2010
Mausolée Abd al-Bobo, Khiva — photos through time
Mausolée Abd al-Bobo 2 photos · 2015–2024
Alla Kouli Khan caravanserai 01, Khiva — photos through time
Alla Kouli Khan caravanserai 01 2 photos · 2023–2025

Stories from Khiva

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Khiva, Uzbekistan 74 (054) Kalta Minor, Khiva, 1974
Khiva, Uzbekistan 74 (054) Kalta Minor 1974 The Kalta Minor minaret in Khiva, its turquoise-tiled surface unmistakable; construction began in the 1850s with the aim of making it the tallest minaret in the Islamic world, but it was left unfinished at roughly 29…
North Gate to Inner City, Khiva (463595), Khiva, 2003
North Gate to Inner City, Khiva (463595) 2003 The North Gate leading into the walled inner city of Khiva, Uzbekistan, is pictured in 2003. Known as Itchan Kala, the old town's fortifications and gates date largely from the 17th to 19th centuries and were inscribed…
La vieille ville de Khiva (Ouzbékistan), Khiva, 2011
La vieille ville de Khiva (Ouzbékistan) 2011 The old town of Khiva, Uzbekistan, photographed in 2011. Khiva's walled inner city, Itchan Kala, preserves mosques, madrasas, and minarets from its centuries as a Silk Road oasis and khanate capital, and is inscribed as…
Koutloug Mourad Inak madrasa, court, Khiva, 2017
Koutloug Mourad Inak madrasa, court 2017 The Kutlug-Murad Inak madrasa is an Islamic school within Khiva's Ichan-Kala old town, built under the Khanate of Khiva as one of several such institutions clustered inside the fortified historic center. This 2017…
Islam Khodja Minaret 01, Khiva, 2023
Islam Khodja Minaret 01 2023 Rising 56.6 meters above Khiva's old town, the Islam Khodja Minaret was completed in 1908 under the vizier whose name it bears, with the surrounding madrasa finished two years later. It is the tallest minaret in…
Madrasah Said Islam Khaja 1908–1910s, Khiva, 2023
Madrasah Said Islam Khaja 1908–1910s 2023 The Islam Khoja Madrasah, built between 1908 and 1910, stands within Itchan Kala, the historic walled city of Khiva, Uzbekistan. Its adjoining minaret is the tallest in Uzbekistan and one of the last major monuments…
Alla Kouli Khan caravanserai 03, Khiva, 2023
Alla Kouli Khan caravanserai 03 2023 The Allakuli Khan caravanserai sits within Itchan Kala, the walled inner city of Khiva, Uzbekistan, built in the nineteenth century to house merchants traveling Silk Road trade routes. Itchan Kala was among Uzbekistan's…
Tosh hovli, Khiva, 2025
Tosh hovli 2025 Tash Hovli, the 19th-century palace complex built for the Khan of Khiva in what is now Uzbekistan, photographed in 2025. The palace was constructed within the Ichan Qala, the walled inner city of Khiva that today forms a…
1970s · 8 photos
2000s · 7 photos
2010s · 65 photos · showing 12, all 65 on the map ↗
2020s · 34 photos · showing 12, all 34 on the map ↗