Olmazor
District of Tashkent in Uzbekistan
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Olmazor (Uzbek: Olmazor tumani, Russian: Алмазарский район, romanized: Almazarsky rayon) is one of 12 districts (tuman) of Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan.[3]
Country
Uzbekistan
UzbekistanEstablished1981
Olmazor | |
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| Country | Uzbekistan |
| Municipality | Tashkent |
| Established | 1981 |
| Area | |
• Total | 34.5 km2 (13.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 377,100 |
| • Density | 10,900/km2 (28,300/sq mi) |
Overview
It is a northern district and the most populated of Tashkent. It was established in 1981 as Sobir Rakhimov,[4] referring to the Uzbek general and Hero of the Soviet Union during World War II.[5]
Olmazor borders with the districts of Shayxontoxur and Yunusabad. It borders also with Tashkent Region and is close to the Uzbek frontier with South Kazakhstan Region, in Kazakhstan.
