Service at Gurganj
· Gurganj (Konye-Urgench), Daşoguz Province, Turkmenistan

Wikimedia Commons · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported · file Avicenna moved north to Gurganj in Khwarazm and entered the service of the Ma'munid ruler, an important early court appointment after leaving Bukhara. Arrival is dated approximately to 999; the source gives a possible residence span of 999–1012.