Museum · Yakkasaray District
State Museum of Applied Arts of Uzbekistan
A jewel-box house of carved plaster and tiles
district · Tashkent
Yakkasaray District
Tashkent's smallest district, in the centre — the only one with no border with Tashkent Region; home to the Museum of Applied Arts and the UNESCO-listed Kosmonavtlar metro station.
Photo: Oqsaqol · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Location and history
Formed on 26 August 1936 as Frunze District and renamed on 8 May 1992, Yakkasaray lies in the central part of the capital. It is the smallest district by area and the only one that does not border Tashkent Region, adjoining the Shaykhantahur, Mirabad, Sergeli and Chilanzar districts. Its population was 143,800 on 1 October 2025, up 4.1% in a year.
What to see
Highlights include the State Museum of Applied Arts in the ornate Polovtsev House, Kosmonavtlar metro station — inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2026 — and the Academy of Arts' Central Exhibition Hall, plus Friendship (Do'stlik) Park.
Yakkasaray District
Getting there
Airport, railway station and bus stations — addresses, timetables and the live board.
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Yakkasaray District
Where to stay and eat
Checked hotels and places to eat — with addresses, phone numbers, opening hours and price levels.
Places to stay17
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Hotel★★★★
$$$$
Courtyard by Marriott Tashkent
Marriott group hotel in Yakkasaray district
126 Kichik Beshyogoch St
+6
Hotel★★★★
Shoxjahon Hotel
Hotel with a heated pool in Yakkasaray district
15 Shahjahan St
+6
Hotel
Ateca Hotel Suites
44-room hotel in Yakkasaray district
44A Kohinur St
+5
Hotel
Ichan Qala Premium Class Hotel
Hotel with pools in Yakkasaray district
68 Tafakkur St
+7
Hotel
Bristol Hotel Tashkent
Small 21-room hotel in Yakkasaray district
22 Imam at-Termiziy St
+3
Hotel
Krokus Plaza
65-room hotel on Shohjahon Street
5 Shahjahan St
+7
Hotel
Reikartz Xon Tashkent
Reikartz hotel on Kichik Mirobod Street
10 Kichik Mirabad St
+6
Hotel
Gabrielle International Hotel
50-room hotel on Shota Rustaveli Street
43 Shota Rustaveli St
+7
Hotel
Hotel Asia Tashkent
Asia Hotels property near the Southern Station
111 Shota Rustaveli St
+6
Hotel
Florence Boutique Hotel
Boutique hotel on Ahmad al-Fargoniy Street
28 Ahmad al-Farghani St
+4
Hotel
Hotel Temurkhan
16-room mini-hotel on Kichik Mirobod Street
110 Kichik Mirabad St
+3
Hostel
$$$$
Art Hostel
Hostel between the Navoi Theatre and Magic City
3 Zanjirbog St
+1
Places to eat10
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Restaurant
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Caravan
Uzbek restaurant with live music on Mahmud Tarobiy Street
22 Mahmud Tarobiy St
+2
Fast food
$$$$
Max Way (Shota Rustaveli St)
Max Way branch on Shota Rustaveli Street
9A Shota Rustaveli St
+2
Restaurant
$$$$
Jumanji
Fusion restaurant on Yusuf Xos Hojib Street
62 Yusuf Khos Hojib St
+1
Fast food
$$$$
Evos (Shota Rustaveli St)
Evos branch on Shota Rustaveli Street
36 Shota Rustaveli St
Restaurant
$$$$
Sim Sim
Uzbek and European restaurant on Muqimiy Street
4 Muqimiy St
+1
Restaurant
$$$$
Inzhir
Uzbek restaurant on Shota Rustaveli Street
12 Shota Rustaveli St
Restaurant
Gruzinsky Dvorik
Georgian restaurant with live music
15 Abdulla Qahhor St
+2
Café
B&B Coffee House (Shota Rustaveli St)
Shota Rustaveli Street branch of the B&B chain
30A Shota Rustaveli St
+1
Restaurant
La Mer
Seafood restaurant on Shota Rustaveli Street
43 Shota Rustaveli St
+1
Restaurant
Mar-Mar
Round-the-clock Eastern kitchen on Shota Rustaveli Street
17 Shota Rustaveli St
Yakkasaray District
Government offices
Khokimiyat, public service centre and other offices: addresses, phones, hours.
All offices (9)Khokimiyat
Yakkasaray District Khokimiyat
2 Bratislava St, Tashkent 100031
Mon–Fri 9:00–18:00, lunch 13:00–14:00
Read morePublic Service Centre
Yakkasaray District Public Services Center
85 Shota Rustaveli St, Yakkasaray District, Tashkent
Read more- Court · Tashkent (city) Tashkent City Administrative Court 93 Shota Rustaveli St, Yakkasaray District, Tashkent 100059
- Employment · Tashkent (city) Tashkent City Main Department for Poverty Reduction and Employment 1A Kichik Halqa Yoli St, Yakkasaray District, Tashkent
- Police · Yakkasaray District Yakkasaray District Department of Internal Affairs 60A Bobur St, Yakkasaray District, Tashkent
- Justice · Yakkasaray District Yakkasaray District Justice Department 93 Shota Rustaveli St, Yakkasaray District, Tashkent
- Civil registry · Yakkasaray District Yakkasaray District Civil Registry Office 6 Mirobod St, Yakkasaray District, Tashkent
- Civil registry · Yakkasaray District Yakkasaray District Civil Registry Office No. 2 8 Kichik Halqa Yoli St, Yakkasaray District, Tashkent
Yakkasaray District
Postal codes
Codes of the post offices in this city or district.
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