Tosh hovli through time

Khiva 1974–2025 9 photos of this spot

9 photographs taken at the same spot in Khiva, spanning 1974–2025 — 1 of them from before 1980. Line them up and watch the place change.

A photograph of Khiva, Uzbekistan, taken in 1974. The city's walled old town, Itchan Kala, preserves one of Central Asia's best-known collections of Islamic architecture along the ancient Silk Road.

Khiva, Uzbekistan 1974 A photograph of Khiva, Uzbekistan, taken in 1974. The city's walled old town, Itchan Kala, preserves one of Central Asia's best-known collections of Islamic architecture along the ancient Silk Road.

Chiva, Uzbekistan Bebop Drone 2014-01-01T000538+0000 2014 An aerial drone view of Khiva, Uzbekistan, home to the walled old city of Itchan Kala, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and former stop on the Silk Road, captured in early 2014.

Chiva, Uzbekistan Bebop Drone 2014-01-01T000514+0000 2014 An aerial drone photograph of Khiva, Uzbekistan, taken in 2014. Khiva's walled inner city, Itchan Kala, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site noted for its well-preserved mosques, madrasas, and minarets.

Chiva, Uzbekistan Bebop Drone 2014-01-01T000502+0000 2014 A drone photograph over Khiva, Uzbekistan, whose walled inner city of Itchan Kala is preserved as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Taken in 2014.

Khojamberdiboy madrasah 2023 The Khojamberdiboy Madrasah in Khiva, within the historic walled town of Itchan Kala, photographed in 2023.

Alla Kouli Khan caravanserai 02 2023 The Allakuli Khan caravanserai in Khiva was built in the 19th century to house merchants traveling the Silk Road trade routes through Khwarezm. Photographed in 2023, it stands within Khiva's walled old town of Itchan Kala.

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 first UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Harem of Tach Khaouli 01 2023 The harem quarters of Tash Hauli palace, built for Khiva's ruling khans in the 1830s, form part of the Itchan Kala old city in Uzbekistan. Image from 2023.

Tosh hovli 2025 Tash Hauli, the 'Stone Palace' of the Khivan khans, was built in the early 19th century within Khiva's walled old city, known as Itchan Kala, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Uzbekistan.