FortressesUnder 1 km awayUNESCO World Heritage
Itchan Kala walls and gates
Thick mud-brick walls with rounded towers that ring the inner town of Khiva, entered through four gates facing the four directions.
Bogcha Darvoza (North Gate)
The nineteenth-century north gate of Khiva's walled Itchan Kala, a domed passage flanked by towers with rooms for guards and customs officers.
FortressesUNESCO World Heritage19th centuryAbout 10 minutes to see
About the place
Bogcha Darvoza is the northern gate in the walls of Itchan Kala and was built in the nineteenth century. Its long passage is roofed by domes resting on arches, and small square domed rooms on either side once held sentries and customs officers.
From outside, two-storey towers frame a wide entrance; the side facing the town is smaller and plainer. Market stalls used to stand next to the gate. It is part of the UNESCO-listed old town of Khiva.
Why go
- Domed passage with guard and customs rooms
- Towers framing the outer entrance
- Part of the UNESCO-listed Itchan Kala
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