Köneürgenç
City
Turkmen town, old Urgench, capital of Khwarazm and of the Khiva khanate until about 1598.
Held by
- 1789 – August 11, 1873 Khanate of Khiva
- 1873 – September 14, 1917 Russian Empire
- September 14, 1917 – November 7, 1917 Russia
- December 6, 1917 – December 30, 1922 Russia
- December 30, 1922 – December 25, 1991 Soviet Union
- since December 26, 1991 Turkmenistan
Capital of
- 1511 – December 31, 1598 Khanate of Khiva