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Khiva
[ kee-vuh; Russian khyi-vah ]
noun
- a former Asian khanate along the Amu Darya River, S of the Aral Sea: now divided between Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan.
Khiva
/ xiˈva /
noun
- a former khanate of W Asia, on the Amu Darya River: divided between the former Uzbek and Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republics in 1924
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Near the left bank of this river, which drains Turkestan, is situated Khiva, the capital of the country.
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He had also brought a coffin with him to transport the corpse to Khiva.
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The slave is styled in Khiva, Dogma, and his offspring, Khanezad (house-born).
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And here the desert between Gmshtepe and Khiva terminated entirely.
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There are few mosques in Khiva of much antiquity or artistic construction.
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