Olmazar

Olmazar
Olmazor
District of Tashkent
Country  Uzbekistan
Municipality Tashkent
Established 1981
Area[1]
 • Total 34.5 km2 (13.3 sq mi)
Population (2009)[1]
 • Total 305,400
 • Density 8,900/km2 (23,000/sq mi)

Olmazar (also spelled Olmazor) is one of 11 districts (tuman) of Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan.

Overview

It is a northern district and the most populated of Tashkent. It was established in 1981 as Sobir Rakhimov,[2] referring to the Uzbek general and Hero of the Soviet Union during World War II.[3]

Olmazar borders with the districts of Shaykhontohur and Yunusabad. It borders also with Tashkent Province and is close to the Uzbek frontier with South Kazakhstan Province, in Kazakhstan.

References

  1. 1 2 (in Russian) Statistics of the subdivisions of Tashkent
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ (in Russian) Sobir Rakhimov (also spelled Sabir R.) at warheroes.ru

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Coordinates: 41°21′50″N 69°13′41″E / 41.3640°N 69.2280°E / 41.3640; 69.2280

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