Xorazm Region · Uzbekistan
Urgench travel guide
Urgench is a city in Xorazm Region, Uzbekistan, home to about 150,000 people.
- Best months
- April, September and October
- Nearest airport
- UGC6 km · Urgench International Airport
- Currency
- UZSUzbek som
- Time zone
- Asia/Tashkent
- Language
- Uzbek
Where to stay
Hotels in Urgench
1 hotel within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Khorezm Palace | 2.1 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Urgench
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Urgench are April, September and October. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 37 °C; March is the wettest, with about 20 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Urgench: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Urgench International Airport (UGC), about 5.6 km from the city centre in a straight line; Dashoguz International Airport (TAZ, 70 km) and Nukus International Airport (NCU, 135 km) are also within reach.
UGC · Urgench International Airport
TAZ · Dashoguz International Airport
NCU · Nukus International Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Urgench
Eat
Eating out in Urgench can be a challenge. Waiters usually don't speak English and sometimes only Russian. The menus are mostly written in Cyrillic, and either in Russian or in Uzbek. (Nearby Khiva is more adapted to foreign tourists in this respect.) Gavhar Milliy Taomlari, The restaurant with the best view of the park, the Shavat Canal and the city, if you can get a place on the terrace. The food is good but their choice of wines is surprisingly limited. The young waiters are not really familiar with the concept of a "dry" wine and you might be served unchilled white and cold red wine. Mangal, A Korean restaurant. Again, most dishes are meat dishes.
Drink
Urgench is not a place for wine drinkers. The standard wine is about 25,000 soms (May 2019), Not for the connoisseur but certainly drinkable. You are lucky if the white wine is chilled. Otherwise you could ask for ice. Don't be surprised if they serve you a chilled red wine. Bavaria, A good place for beer drinkers. They brew three different kinds of draft beer. There is a large hall and a small balcony if you want to sit outside. This is probably the best place for the Western tourist to feel at home. Leo, The Leo pub has the widest range of beers. Some are on tap but a huge fridge full of different brands.
Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Questions
Urgench: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Urgench?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Urgench are April, September and October. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 37 °C; March is the wettest, with about 20 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Urgench?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Urgench International Airport (UGC), about 5.6 km from the city centre in a straight line; Dashoguz International Airport (TAZ, 70 km) and Nukus International Airport (NCU, 135 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Urgench?
Uzbek som (UZS).
Nearby
Destinations near Urgench
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.