Yanaul (Russian: Янау́л; Bashkir: Яңауыл, Yañawıl) is a town in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia, located on the Yanaulka River, 230 kilometers (140 mi) north of Ufa.

[9] A settlement in place of the modern town has been known to exist since the first half of the 18th century.

[citation needed] It was granted town status in 1991.

[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of republic significance of Yanaul—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.

[1] As a municipal division, the town of republic significance of Yanaul is incorporated within Yanaulsky Municipal District as Yanaul Urban Settlement.