Ufa
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| Ufa (English) Уфа (Russian) Өфө (Bashkir) Уфа (Tatar) |
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 View of Ufa over the frozen Belaya River |
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  Location of Ufa on the map of Russia
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| Coat of Arms | Flag |
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| Administrative status | |
| Federal subject In jurisdiction of Capital of |
Republic of Bashkortostan Bashkortostan Bashkortostan, administrative center of Ufimsky District |
| Local self-government (as of February 2008) | |
| Charter | Charter of Ufa |
| Municipal status | Urban okrug |
| Head | Pavel Kachkayev |
| Legislative body | Council |
| Area | |
| Area | 710.16 km² (274.2 sq mi) |
| Population (as of the 2002 Census) | |
| Population - Rank - Density |
1,042,437 inhabitants 11th 1,467.9/km² (3,801.8/sq mi) |
| Events | |
| Founded | 1574 |
| Town status | 1586 |
| Other information | |
| Postal code | 450000—450140 |
| Dialing code | +7 347 |
| Official website | |
| http://www.ufacity.info/english_version/index.shtml | |
Ufa (Russian: Уфа́; Bashkir: Өфө, Öfö; Tatar Cyrillic: Уфа, Latin: Ufa; Chuvash: Ӗпхӳ, Ephü) is the capital of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. Population: 1,036,026 (2005 est.); 1,042,437 (2002 Census).
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[edit] Geography
Ufa is one of the industrial centres in the Western Urals area, and is situated at the confluence of the Belaya and the Ufa Rivers. Industries include electrical and mining equipment, oil refining, petrochemicals, synthetic rubber, and processed foods. The Ufa Airport connects the city to several towns in Russia, as well as to Armenia, Azerbaijan, Germany, Turkey and Uzbekistan. There is also the smaller Ufa Maximovka Airport northeast of the city.
[edit] History
The city began as a fortress built on the orders of Ivan IV in 1574, and originally bore the name of the hill it stood on, Tura-Tau. The city began to be called Ufa, meaning "small" in Turkic, by locals and the name stuck. In 1802, Ufa became the principal city of Bashkiria.
In 1918, Ufa was the residence of the Provisional All-Russian Government.
Educational institutions include Bashkir State University, Bashkir State Teachers Training University named after M.Akmulla, Ufa State Aviation Technical University, Ufa Oil University, Ufa Architectural University, Ufa Agricultural University, and others.
Famous natives of Ufa include Vladimir Spivakov, singer Vlad Kaplan, rebel Salawat Yulayev, the Muslim Bolshevik Mirsaid Sultangaliev, the painter Mikhail Nesterov, dancer Rudolf Nureyev, pianist Vera Timanova, NHL ice hockey players Andrei Zyuzin and Alexander Semak, rock singer Zemfira. Another rock singer Yuri Shevchuk and his band DDT (band) were Ufa residents for some time.
[edit] Photogallery
 Photograph of Ufa taken by Prokudin-Gorskii between 1905 and 1915. |
 Modern view of Ufa. |
 A mosque in Ufa. |
 A monument remembering Salavat Yulayev in Ufa |
[edit] Sister Cities
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[edit] External links
- City of Ufa official website (English)
- Everything you need to know about friendly Ufa, by David Coppard (English) Mirrored version (Russian) (English)
- Ufa on the map of Russia (Russian)
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