Archaeology · Khojeyli District
Mizdahkan
Adam’s grave and the holy hills of Khorezm
district · Republic of Karakalpakstan
Khojeyli District
A district on the left bank of the Amu Darya by the Turkmen border, centred on the town of Khojeyli. Mizdahkan, Gyaur Kala and the Mazlumkhan Sulu Mausoleum are among Karakalpakstan’s key monuments.
Photo: Alpasli · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Setting and history
Khojeyli District was formed on 14 January 1926. It lies on the left bank of the Amu Darya, bordering Nukus to the north, Qanlikol and Shumanay to the northwest and Turkmenistan’s Konye-Urgench district to the west and south. Taxiatosh District was carved out of it in 2017, leaving about 558 km² by OSM boundaries. It had 131,300 residents in 2026, and its continental climate brings January averages of −6.9 °C.
What to see
Some 7–8 km west of Khojeyli lies Mizdahkan, the ruins of a medieval city and an ancient necropolis: the Gyaur Kala and Jumart Kassab mounds, the late-13th–early-14th-century Mazlumkhan Sulu Mausoleum, the Shamun Nabi mausoleum, the Khalifa Rajab mosque-mausoleum and the Kyrk Shopan memorial. Legend says Adam is buried here.
Khojeyli District
Getting there
Airport, railway station and bus stations — addresses, timetables and the live board.
All transportNukus Nearest point: Nukus, 19 km
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Khojeyli District
Government offices
Khokimiyat, public service centre and other offices: addresses, phones, hours.
All offices (4)Khokimiyat
Khodjeyli District Khokimiyat
14 Mustaqillik St, Khodjeyli District
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Khodjeyli District Public Services Centre
35A Mustaqillik St, Khodjeyli District
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Postal codes
Codes of the post offices in this city or district.
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