Situated in the north-west of Uzbekistan in the lower reaches of the Amudarya River, it has a total area of 6 300 sq km, supporting a population of 1 200 000 people, 80% of whom live in the outlying areas. The climate is continental, with cold winters and dry hot summers.

  There are 10 administrative districts in the region. The administrative centre is Urgench town. Other large towns are Khiva and Djuma.

  The region's economy is based on cotton-processing and food industries. There are a number of cotton refineries, oil extraction and silk-spinning factories, textile, confectionery and winemaking enterprises etc. The row materials production is also very developed. The carpets made in Khiva at carpet-weaving factory are well known all around the world. The main brunch of local agriculture is certainly cotton then cereal production, especially rice. There are also many orchards and vineyards, melon and gourd plantations and potato fields throughout the region.

  The total length of the Khorezm region's railroads exceeds 130 km. The region is connected by railroad to the European part of Russia and the Caucasus. The total length of roads is 2 300 km, tarred roads lenght is 2 000 km. The Airlines connect Khoresm with Central Asian region, many cities of Russia and other CIS countries.

Highlights
  Khorezm- was the ancient statement on the territory of Central Asia. First time it was mentioned in "Avesta"- the holy book of zaroostrizm.

  Ancient Urgench, the capital of Khorezm was located 200 km away from the present place of modern Khorezm. There are not many historical monuments: the ruins of Ak-Kali fortress dated to 12th century, mausoleum of Fahriddin Razi and mausoleum of Tekesh both dated from 13th century.

  Architectural centre of ancient Horezm is the town of Khiva - the capitale of ancient Khivinian Khanate.
Khiva is in fact the open air museum, the only well preserved town-monument of Central Asia. According to building traditions of middle centuries Khiva is divided into internal town-Ichak-Kalya and Dyshan-Kalya -external town. Most of ancient monuments are located in internal part of the town. Here also the one can see the highest in Central Asia minaret (57 m) of Islam Hodja.

  In the city centre there is Djuma mosque - one of the most biggest ancient buildings in Central Asia; the fortress Kundja Ark where kept weapons and gun powder in ancient times; Mosque of Bogbonli dated to 14th century, madrassah of Arab Muhammad and Shirgasi, palace of Tash-Hovli, complex Allakulihan, madrassah of Muhammad Amin Hana and minaret Kalta-Minar dated to 16th -19th centuries and hundreds of other historical sites.