Tash Hauli Palace

The Toshhovli Palace or Tach Khaouli Palace, (literally : Stone Palace), is a palace located in Khiva (Uzbekistan) in the fortified district of Itchan Kala, the whole of which has been a UNESCO world heritage site since 1990.

The palace was built from 1830 to 1841 for the ruler of the Khiva Khanate, Allah Kuli Bahadur Khan, and includes more than 260 rooms around three courtyards: that of the Harem in the northern part, that of the Ichrat Khaouli (Audience hall), built in 1830–1832, located in the southeast quarter and finally that of the Arz Khaouli (Court of justice), in the southwest quarter (1837–1838).

Text adapted from “Toshhovli Palace” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Tash Hauli Palace ranks #3,740 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #9 of the 12 mapped in Uzbekistan. Founded 1830, it is older than 11% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 607 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,452 times in the last 60 days, more than 58% of the atlas. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Khiva, 1 km away. See how Uzbekistan compares in the castle statistics.

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