Xojeli

Xojeli, also Khodzheyli (Karakalpak: Xojeli/Хожели, [xoˈʒeli]; Russian: Ходжейли, romanized: Khodzheyli), is a city and seat of Xojeli District in Karakalpakstan in Uzbekistan.^[1] It lies 15 km southwest of Nukus, and 25 km northeast of Konye-Urgench (Turkmenistan). Its population is 67,800 (2016).^[2] Xojeli has a railway station on the line from Atyrau (western Kazakhstan) to Tashkent.^[3]

Xojeli Karakalpak: Xojeli/Хожели
City
Xojeli Location in Uzbekistan
Coordinates: 42°24′N 59°27′E
Country	Uzbekistan
Autonomous Republic	Karakalpakstan
District	Xojeli district
Population  (2016)
• Total	67,800
Time zone	UTC+5 (UZT)

There is an ancient city and archaeological complex called Mizdarkhan, located northeast of Xojeli, which consists of several medieval and ancient archaeological sites as: underground Mausoleum of Nazlymkhan Sulu, Mausoleum of Shamun Naby (a Sufi scholar), Medrese of Erezhep Halifa and Hill of Zhomart Kassap (ancient Zoroastrian dakhma).^{[citation needed]} Nowadays, Mizdakhan functions also as a graveyard and people in Karakalpakstan visit on pilgrimage.^{[citation needed]}