Mirzo Ulugbek
Mirzo Ulugbek
Mirzo Ulug'bek | |
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| Country |  Uzbekistan |
| Municipality | Tashkent |
| Established | 1981 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 31.9 km2 (12.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2009)[1] | |
| • Total | 245,200 |
| • Density | 7,700/km2 (20,000/sq mi) |
Mirzo Ulugbek (also spelled Mirzo Ulug'bek or Mirza Ulugbeg) is one of 11 districts (tuman) of Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. It was named after the Persian[citation needed] astronomer, mathematician and sultan Ulugh Beg.
Overview
It is a north-eastern district of the city and was established in 1981 with the name of Kuybyshev,[2] referring to the Russian revolutionary leader Valerian Kuybyshev.
Mirzo Ulugbek borders with the districts of Yunusabad and Hamza. It borders also with Tashkent Province.
References
- ^ a b Template:Ru icon Statistics of the subdivisions of Tashkent
- ^ 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.
External links
Media related to Districts of Tashkent at Wikimedia Commons
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