Konye-Urgench

Turkmenistan / Dasoguz / Kohne Urgenc /
 city, former national capital, district center
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Köneürgenç (Russian: Куня Ургенч, from Persian Kuhna Gurgānj (کهنه گرگانج), "old Urgench") also known as Konya-Urgench, Old Urgench or Urganj, is a municipality of about 30,000 inhabitants in north-eastern Turkmenistan, just south from its border with Uzbekistan. It is the site of the ancient town of Ürgenç, which contains the unexcavated ruins of the 12th-century capital of Khwarezm. Since 2005, the ruins of Old Urgench have been protected by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Köneürgenç
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Coordinates:   42°19'15"N   59°10'0"E