Shayxontoxur ( uz, Shayxontoxur tumani, russian: Шайхантахурский район, Shaykhantakhursky rayon) is one of 12

districts A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

(''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 ...

, the capital of

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Overview

It is a north-western district, established in 1981 with the name of Oktober,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. referring to the

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, part of

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. It is the most densely populated ''tuman''. Shayxontoxur borders with the districts of

Uchtepa Uchtepa is one of 12 districts (''tuman'') of Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. Overview The district, located in the western suburb, was established in 1981 with the name of Akmal-Ikramov.Sadikov, A C; Akramob Z. M., Bazarbaev, A., Mirzlaev T ...

Chilanzar Chilanzar ( uz, Chilonzor tumani, russian: Чиланзарский район, Chilanzarsky rayon) is one of 12 Districts of Tashkent, districts (''tuman'') of Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. Overview It was founded in the rural suburb of Ta ...

Yakkasaray Yakkasaray ( uz, Yakkasaroy tumani, russian: Яккасарайский район, Yakkasaraysky rayon) is one of 12 Districts of Tashkent, districts (''tuman'') of Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. Overview Yakkasaray is one of the most centr ...

, Yunusabad and Olmazar. It borders also with

Tashkent Region 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 Tien ...

and is close to the Uzbek frontier with

South Kazakhstan Region Turkistan Region (), formerly South Kazakhstan Region ( kk, Оңтүстік Қазақстан облысы, translit= Oñtüstık Qazaqstan oblysy) (russian: Южно-Казахстанская область, ') from 1992–2018 and Chimkent ...

, in

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