The siege of Gurganj was a siege that occurred during the Mongol conquest of the Khwarazmian Empire. The siege's length is variable, with historians such as Rashid al-Din Hamadani stating that it lasted for seven months, but it is largely agreed that it ended with the defeat and annihilation of the city in April 1221.

'Old Gurgānj'), also known as Old Urgench or Urganj, was a city in north Turkmenistan, just south from its border with Uzbekistan. It is the site of the ancient town of Gurgānj, which contains the ruins of the capital of Khwarazm.

Gurganj (present-day Koneurgench) was the first and most important capital of the Khwarazmian empire. Initially, the main city of the Khwarazmian Empire was Urganch or Gurganj.

Urgench, earlier known as Gurganj, was the capital city of Khorezm from 995 to 1602. It is located just across the border from Karakalpakstan in the Dashoguz province of Turkmenistan.

The siege of Gurganj took place during the Mongol conquest of the Khwarazmian Empire. Genghis Khan, ruler of the Mongol Empire, had launched a multi-pronged assault on the Khwarazmian Empire, ruled by Shah Muhammad II. [1]

Before the 13th century, Kunya-Urgench, then known as Gurganj, served as the capital of the Khwarazm Empire. Today, near the city center, stands the memorial complex dedicated to Nadzhmaddin Kubra, adjacent to the historic Dash Mosque, which now houses a museum, and the Mausoleum of Matkerim Ishan.

The settlement of Gurganj (Urgench) is located in the southern part of the modern city of Kunya-Argench, 84.2 kilometers north-west of the city of Dashoguz, 27 kilometers south-west of the Uzbek city of Khojeil in the Keneurgench etrap of the Dashoguz velayat.

Aug 29, 2014 · The ancient city of Gurganj On the northern edge of the Kara Kum desert are the remains of the important Silk Road trading post of Gurganj. It was the capital of Khorezm, a small country surrounded by the Persians and Uzbeks.

Konye-Urgench (Turkmen: Köneürgenç, Russian: ???? ?????, from Persian Kuhna Gurganj???? ?????) also known as Konya-Urgench, Old Urgench or Urganj, is a municipality of about 30,000 inhabitants in north-eastern Turkmenistan, just south from its border with Uzbekistan.

Koneurgench, called Gurganj in ancient times, is located in the Dashoguz velayat in north-western Turkmenistan, on the left bank of the former Amyderya River. Gurganj was the capital of the Khorezm region, the origins of which go back to the 6th or 7th centuries CE and the early Achaemenid period.