Yakkasaray

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

Yakkasaray

Yakkasaroy
District of Tashkent
Country Uzbekistan
MunicipalityTashkent
Established1981
Area
 • Total14.6 km2 (5.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2009)[1]
 • Total115,200
 • Density7,900/km2 (20,000/sq mi)

Overview

Yakkasaray is one of the most central districts of the city, and the smallest in area. It was established on August 26, 1936 with the name of Frunze,[2] referring to the Kyrgyz Bolshevik leader Mikhail Frunze. On May 8, 1992 Frunze became Yakkasaray District. [2]

Yakkasaray borders with the districts of Chilanzar, Shaykhontohur, Yunusabad, Mirobod and Sergeli.

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gollark: And some of the time it's just fixed on night.
gollark: I mean, you'd have to fit all your prayers into a few minutes if the day was that short.
gollark: And if you're in (the) (Ant)[Aa]rctic(a), you run into similar problems because of the broken daynight cycle.
gollark: And prayers take place at certain times of day, which of course causes problems with no real day/night cycle available.

References
  1. (in Russian) Statistics of the subdivisions of Tashkent
  2. Khabibullaev, Farrukh. "toshkent.uz". toshkent.uz. Retrieved 2016-12-26.

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