Wedding traditions of Khiva
A walled desert oasis, where couples rent traditional dress and where Khorezm weddings keep their own tunes.
Khiva keeps the older Khorezm style of wedding, with a sung welcome to the bride and a dance with a doira drum.
A wedding here
Weddings are held in family courtyards inside and outside the old town walls. The bride is greeted with songs and dance.
Where weddings happen
Teahouses and courtyards.
The season and the calendar
Spring and autumn are comfortable, summers very hot.
Wedding customs of Khiva
Also part of it, and being written: Uzbek wedding (The customs.), Khorezm (The region.).
A wedding trail idea for Khiva
- Itchan Kala The walled town.
- Kalta Minor An unfinished minaret.
Written by the EveryShaadi desk with AI assistance. Opening hours, venues and wedding-season dates change; check locally before travelling. Customs differ from place to place and family to family. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.
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