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Kunya-Urgench, vieja Urgench, o Kounya-Ourguentch (en turcomano: Көнеүргенч; en ruso: Куня Ургенч, Kunya Urgench – del persa: Kuhna Gurgānj کهنه گرگانج) es un municipio de alrededor de 30.000 habitantes en la norteña provincia de Daşoguz, en Turkmenistán.
Siege of Gurganj. / 42.32°N 59.18°E / 42.32; 59.18. 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]
Konye-Urgench ( Turkmen: Köneürgenç / کؤنهاۆرگنچ; Persian: کهنه گرگانج, Kuhna Gurgānj, literally "Old Gurgānj"), also known as Old Urgench or Urganj, is a city of about 30,000 inhabitants [citation needed] in north Turkmenistan, just south from its border with Uzbekistan.
Gorgan at GEOnet Names Server. Gorgan ( Persian: گرگان; [ɡoɾˈɡɒːn] ⓘ) [a] is a city in the Central District of Gorgan County, Golestan province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, [6] and the district. [7] It lies approximately 400 km (250 mi) to the northeast of the national capital Tehran, and some 30 km (19 mi ...
Gurgānj Dam. Historic cities of the Amu Darya watershed including Gurgānj (Urgench) The Gurgānj Dam was a major water engineering project of medieval-era Central Asia. The dam was constructed on the Amu Darya river, near what is now called Konye-Urgench ("Old Gurgānj") in northern Turkmenistan .
The Persian scholar Juvayni states that 50,000 Mongol soldiers were given the task of executing twenty-four Gurganj citizens each, which would mean that 1.2 million people were killed. While this is almost certainly an exaggeration, the sacking of Gurganj is considered one of the bloodiest massacres in human history. [citation needed]
Jalal al-Din, the eldest son and heir of the now-deceased Muhammad II, arrived at the city on 10 February 1221, attempting to escape the ongoing Mongol siege at Gurganj, the capital of the empire; he remained at the city for only a couple of days before departing in the direction of Zozan.
