Xorazm Province Xorazm viloyati
Capital:	Urgench
Area:	6,300 km²
Population:	1,200,000 (2005)
Population density:	190 people/km²
ISO 3166-2:	UZ-XO

Xorazm Province, (Uzbek: Xorazm viloyati / Хоразм вилояти) or (Khorezm Province) as it is still more commonly known, is an administration division, or viloyati of Uzbekistan located in the northwest of the country in in the lower reaches of the Amu-Darya River. It borders with Tajikstan, Karakalpakstan, and Buxoro Province. It covers an area of 6,300 sq. km. The population is estimated to be around 1,200,000, with some 80% living in rural areas. In politics a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has an alternative meaning based on an alternative meaning of capital) is the principal city or town associated with its government. ... Urgench (Uzbek: Urganch / Урганч) is city (1989 pop. ... This article explains the meaning of area as a physical quantity. ... ISO 3166-2 is the second part of the ISO 3166 standard. ... A wilayah is an administrative subdivision usually translated as province. ... The Amu Darya (in Persian آمودریا; Darya means sea in Persian) rises in the Pamirs and flows mainly north-west through the Hindu Kush, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. ... The Republic of Tajikistan (Тоҷикистон), formerly known as the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic, is a country in Central Asia. ... [[image:|right|200px|thumb|Flag of Karakalpakstan]] Karakalpakstan (Uzbek: Qoraqalpogiston or Қорақалпоғистон Республикаси; Karakalpak: Qaraqalpaqstan) is an autonomous republic of Uzbekistan. ... Buxoro Province (Bukhara Province) is an administration division, or viloyati of Uzbekistan located in the southwest of the country。The Kyzyl-Kum Desert takes up a large portion of its territory. ...

Khorezm Province is divided into 10 administrative districts. The capital is Urgench (pop est 135,000). Other major towns include Khiva, Shoyot, and Djuma. Urgench (Uzbek: Urganch / Урганч) is city (1989 pop. ... Khiva (alternative names include Khorasam, Khoresm, Khwarezm, Khwarizm, Khwarazm, Chiwa and Chorezm) is a city in present day Uzbekistan, in the Khorezm Province. ...

The climate is a typically arid continental climate, with cold winters and extremely hot, dry summers. A continental climate is the climate typical of the middle-latitude interiors of the large continents of the Northern Hemisphere; similar climates exist along the east coasts (but not the west coasts) of the same continents, and also at higher elevations in certain other parts of the world. ...

The city of Khiva in Khorezm Province is a UNESCO World Heritage Site with world famous architectural monuments, making Khiva one of the main centers for international tourism in the country. Khiva (alternative names include Khorasam, Khoresm, Khwarezm, Khwarizm, Khwarazm, Chiwa and Chorezm) is a city in present day Uzbekistan, in the Khorezm Province. ... Elabana Falls is in Lamington National Park, part of the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves World Heritage site in Queensland, Australia. ... A tourist boat travels the River Seine in Paris, France Beaches make popular tourist resorts Beaches make popular tourist resorts Tourism can be defined as the act of travel for the purpose of recreation, and the provision of services for this act. ...

The economy of Khorezm Province is primarily based on cotton. Cotton is by far the main crop, although rice production has increased significantly during last several years. There are also many orchards and vineyards, melon and gourd plantations and potato fields. Industry is also heavily orientated to cotton, with cotton refining, cottonseed oil extraction and textiles predominating. The Khiva Carpet-Weaving Factory produces “persian carpets” for export. Cotton is a soft fibre that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant, a shrub native to the tropical and subtropical regions of both the Old World and the New World. ... Species References ITIS 41975 2002-09-22 Rice (genus Oryza) is a plant of the grass family which is a dietary staple of more than half of the worlds human population. ... Binomial name Cucumis melo L. The melon is the fruit and plant of a typically vine-like (climber and trailer) herb that was first cultivated more than 4000 years ago (~ 2000 BC) in Persia and Africa. ... A gourd is a hollow, dried shell of a fruit in the Cucurbitaceae family of plants. ... Binomial name Solanum tuberosum L. The potato (Solanum tuberosum) is a perennial plant of the Solanaceae, or nightshade, family, grown for its starchy tuber. ... Cottonseed oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of the cotton plant after the cotton lint has been removed. ... This article is about the type of fabric. ... Carpet is a general term given to any loom-woven or felted textile and to grass floor coverings. ...

The province has a well-developed transportation infrastructure, with over 130 km of railways and 2000 km of surfaced roads. The Province is connected by rail to European Russia and the Caucasus.

Provinces of Uzbekistan
Andijon | Buxoro | Fergana | Jizzakh | Namangan | Navoiy | Qashqadaryo | Samarqand | Sirdaryo | Surxondaryo | Toshkent | Xorazm