Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Kunya-Urgench' has mentioned 'City' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
|---|---|
| Atanyyazow explains, "In the works of Chinese historians, the name Yue-Gyan, which occurs in Georgian forms in the works of Arab scholars of the 10th century,...was used in the form of Gurganj, a native of Khorezm....and -j, according to Yakut, mean[s] just like the word... abat, i.e., "village" and "city"...Given the ancient name of the word Gurgen..., then the toponym of Gurganj...has the meaning of "Gurgen city", "Gurgen city of the people". | WIKI |
| The city rose to prominence between the 10th and 14th centuries as the Khwarezmian capital, and as an important trading centre, competing in fame and population with many other Central Asian cities, such as Bukhara. | WIKI |
| In 1221, Genghis Khan destroyed the city in the Mongol invasion of Central Asia, in what is considered to be one of the bloodiest massacres in human history. | WIKI |
| Despite the devastating effects of the invasion, the city was revived and it regained its previous status. | WIKI |
| In 1388, the Sufi dynasty of Urgench again revolted against Timur; this time Timur razed Urgench to the ground and massacred its population, destroyed the city's irrigation system, and had barley planted over the ground where the city had once stood, leaving only one mosque standing. | WIKI |
| Some of the first archeological research on the old city site was conducted by Alexander Yakubovsky in 1929. | WIKI |
| The largest room is dedicated to the history and treasures of the old city, including a comprehensive miniature model of Gurgench and a variety of artefacts such as ceramic bowls, glazed tiles, children's toys, or Arabic texts. | WIKI |
| The best monuments of this city are distinguished by high degree of decorativeness. | UNESCO |
| The Islamic sacred objects concentrated in this city are exceptionally popular places for pilgrims and serve attractive objects for the international tourism. | UNESCO |