Shaykhontohur
| Shaykhontohur Shayxontohur | |
|---|---|
| District of Tashkent | |
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| Country |
 Uzbekistan |
| Municipality | Tashkent |
| Established | 1981 |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 27.2 km2 (10.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2009)[1] | |
| • Total | 285,800 |
| • Density | 11,000/km2 (27,000/sq mi) |
Shaykhontohur (also spelled Shayxontohur) is one of 11 districts (tuman) of Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan.
Overview
It is a north-western district, established in 1981 with the name of Oktober,[2] referring to the October Revolution, part of Russian Revolution of 1917. It is the most densely populated tuman.
Shaykhontohur, borders with the districts of Uchtepa, Chilanzar, Yakkasaray, Yunusabad and Olmazar. It borders also with Tashkent Province and is close to the Uzbek frontier with South Kazakhstan Province, in Kazakhstan.
References
- 1 2 (Russian) Statistics of the subdivisions of Tashkent
- ↑ Sadikov, A C; Akramob Z. M., Bazarbaev, A., Mirzlaev T.M., Adilov S. R., Baimukhamedov X. N., et al. (in Russian) (72x112). Geographical Atlas of Tashkent (Ташкент Географический Атлас) (2 ed.). Moscow. p. 64.
External links
Media related to Districts of Tashkent at Wikimedia Commons
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Coordinates: 41°19′37″N 69°12′40″E / 41.3270°N 69.2110°E
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