Yashnobod ( uz, Yashnobod tumani, russian: Яшнободский район, Yashnobodsky rayon) is one of 12 districts (''tuman'') of

Tashkent Tashkent (, uz, Toshkent, Тошкент/, ) (from russian: Ташкент), or Toshkent (; ), also historically known as Chach is the capital and largest city of Uzbekistan. It is the most populous city in Central Asia, with a population of 2 ...

, the capital of

Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked co ...

Overview

The district was established in 1968 with name Khamza district. It is an eastern district,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. and borders with the ''tuman'' of Mirzo Ulugbek, Yunusabad, Mirobod and Bektemir, as well as with

Tashkent Province Tashkent Region ( uz, Toshkent viloyati, Тошкент вилояти, russian: Ташкентская область) is a viloyat (region) of Uzbekistan, located in the northeastern part of the country, between the Syr Darya River and the Tie ...

Transportation

Out of 365 streets, the main ones are Istiklol Street, Taraqqiyot Street, Fargona Yuli Street, Tashkent Ring Road, Zharkurgan Street, Yashnobod and Akhangaran Highway. The district has the Uzbekistan line metro station Mashinasozlar and Do‘stlik, which is the largest freight railway station in Tashkent (Product code 722400). In the end of August 2014, the district was renamed to ''Yashnobod''.

Education

Yashnobod district hosts a number of institutions of higher education, including the first entrepreneurial university in Uzbekistan - TEAM University, and Tashkent State Stomatological Institute.

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Districts of Tashkent Populated places established in 1981 1981 establishments in the Soviet Union {{Uzbekistan-geo-stub