Cafe Zerafshan

Khiva


You can choose between outdoor seating on tapchans (bedlike platforms) in the shadow of the Islom Hoja minaret, or the more formal interior of the converted Tolib Mahsum Medressa. The food is the standard Khivan menu of Uzbek and Khorezmian dishes, but it's all pretty good. There's also espresso coffee.


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1. Islom Hoja Medressa

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2. Islom Hoja Minaret

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3. Pahlavon Mahmud Mausoleum

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4. Juma Minaret

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5. Juma Mosque

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6. Kutlug Murod Inoq Medressa

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7. Allakuli Khan Medressa

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8. East Gate

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The Old Town's East Gate, a long, vaulted 19th-century passage with several sets of immense carved doors, bridges the Anusha Khan baths and the bazaar…