Khiva, UzbekistanAbout this attraction
Nurullaboy Palace is a palace-and-garden complex in Khiva, built outside the old center in the northwest of the city because there was little room left inside Itchan Kala. It was commissioned by Khan Muhammad Rahim Khan II for his son Asfandiyar Khan, and was completed in 1912. Sources disagree on when work began, with dates from 1904 into the 1890s, so the start is best left vague.
The complex includes a gatehouse, a reception hall in a European-influenced style, a madrasa with a two-story mosque, servants' quarters and gardens with an eight-sided pool, all behind fortified walls. Craftsmen from Khiva worked alongside specialists from Russia and Germany, and some tiles came from St Petersburg. It shows a late-khanate taste that is different from the older Khorezm buildings inside the walled city.
- Opening hours
- No hours found. Unverified: searched Orexca, Sputnik8, centralasia-travel, read 2026-11-11
- Time to allow
- 45 minutes to 1 hour
- Good for
- History lovers, Photographers, Architecture fans
Where to pray
The complex includes a madrasa with a two-story mosque, but the sources read do not describe its current use. Modest dress is the usual choice.
Must see
- The European-style reception hall
- The garden with its eight-sided pool
- And the carved and tiled interiors
Location
Northwest of the old city, just outside Itchan Kala, Khiva, Uzbekistan
DirectionsNearby
Within 5 km, nearest first.
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