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The city of Bashkortostan republic.
Sterlitamak is the second largest city of Bashkortostan Republic of Russia, former capital city of the region. The city is standing on the left bank of Belaya River about 121 km from Ufa city.
Sterlitamak has the population of about 271,500 (2010).
The phone code of the city is +7 3473; the postal code - 453100-453130.
In early 18th century on the territory of present Sterlitamak there was a Tatar village with a post station on the road from Ufa to Orenburg. According to Catherine’s II order merchant Tetyushev founded a salt wharf on the river Ashkadar (Ashkadarskaya wharf) which united with the village Sterlitamak and became known as “Sterlitamakskaya wharf”.
During Pugachov uprising (1773-1775) Sterlitamak was ruled by the uprising peasants and later it was burnt. After restoration it became an administrative center of Sterlitamaksky uyezd (district) and in 1781 turned into a town.
Private enterprises came into being in the town as well as a lot of handicraft industries (leather, flour-grinding, production of vodka and beer). After serfdom was abolished Sterlitamak town grew in population and territory, large enterprises came into being. In 1870 the buildings of City Duma and District Government were constructed.
On March 23rd, 1919, Bashkirskaya Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (BASSR) was formed and declared with the capital in Sterlitamak. Later, in 1922, the capital was transferred to Ufa (the reason was the Soviet government’s plan to form an industrial center on the city basis, later it was fulfilled).
Sterlitamak rapidly grew before the World War II, mainly thanks to enterprises enlarging and construction of the new ones. In 1922 a power station was put into operation, sawmills were united into one large plant. In 1930 Sterlitamaksky district was formed (by that time there were about 24,000 people in Sterlitamak) and oil extraction started in 1932.
During World War II a lot of industrial plants were evacuated to Sterlitamak as well as Voronezh State Drama Theater. In 1961 the first in Bashkortostan trolleybus line was put into operation here. It was due to poor environmental situation lasting till the 80s of 20th century. By the end of the 1980s Sterlitamak was on the list of the most polluted cities in the country. By 1984 the population was 238,000.
Sterlitamak city street scenery
Sterlitamak city street view
Sterlitamak city, Russia street
Sterlitamak is the second large city after Ufa as well as in industry and culture. The name of the city derives from 2 words: Sterlya - the river on which it is located and “tamak”, which in Bashkir language means “throat” or “mouth”. The location of Sterlitamak is unique: 4 rivers cross the territory of the city.
Sterlitamak economics is formed by large chemical and oil-processing plants as well as machine-building and tool-making industries. Sterlitamak is known in Russia and abroad through its product: synthetic rubber; soda; synthetic detergents; cement and slate; metal-cutting tools, pipe-laying cranes, bulldozers, pile in-driving equipment as well as equipment for oil-field, boring and geological survey.
Sterlitamak is an industrial city. Almost a half of working population of the city is busy in industry. Over 80% of all inner-city transportation is fulfilled by trolley-buses - the purest transportation from ecological point of view. Today Sterlitamak is considered one of the greenest and cleanest cities not only in Bashkiria Republic but in Russia.
Sterlitamak city, Russia view
Sterlitamak city view
Sterlitamak city administration view
Sterlitamak city is proud by its sportsmen - world champions, such as Tatyana Lebedeva - repeated world champion in triple-jumping, Irek Zaripov - participant of Para Olympics in 2010, who won in Canada 4 golden and one silver medals in ski races and biathlon, Raisa Gorbachova - M.S.Gorbachov’s wife, she finished the high school in Sterlitamak with the golden medal.
In the city there is Sterlitamak museum of local study, Bashkiria State Art museum named after M.V.Nesterov, Russian State Drama theater, Bashkiria Drama theater, city philharmonic society, 60 monuments of history and culture.
Picturesque outskirts of Sterlitamak city favor tourism - there are excellent mountain skiing ways, tourist bases and a recreation house “Shikhany”.
Sterlitamak city Soviet street art
Sterlitamak city church
Sterlitamak city mosque
Sterlitamak city scenery
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