Ufa city overview
Ufa city is the capital and administrative center of Bashkortostan Republic, Russia. Ufa is in the list of Russian twelve largest cities with population over one million people.
Ufa city is an important transport, logistic and scientific center of Russia. Ufa city is situated about 1360 km to the southeast of Moscow.
Ufa city population - 1,038,000 (2010); land area - 708 sq. km.
Ufa city phone code - +7-347; postal codes - 450000-450999.
Ufa city history
The foundation date of Ufa is 1574. It was a fortress constructed by the order of Russian Tsar Ivan IV. Later, in 1586, the settlement received status of the town. The original name of the settlement was Tura-Tau after the name of the hill it was standing on. The present name “Ufa” meaning “small” in Turkic language was used by local people and later became the official name of the city.
Ufa city grew into large trading and cultural center of Russia in the 18th century. Ufa city became the capital city of Bashkiria region of Russia in 1802. Ufa city received the status of Bashkir Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic capital in 1922. After the discovery of oil in Bashkiria area Ufa city became a large oil extracting and refining center of USSR.
Ufa city economics
Ufa city, located at Ufa and Belaya rivers confluence, is one of the largest industrial centers in the western part of Urals mountains region. Main industries of Ufa city are oil refining, synthetic rubber, engineering, petrochemicals, various equipment (electrical, mining), metal machining, processed foods. There is an international airport in Ufa city.
Ufa city is a large inter-regional transportation juncture of Russia (railways, pipelines, automobile ways, air- and river-ways). Navigable river Belaya with its tributary Ufa cross Trans-Siberian railway there. Automobile ways connect the city with Moscow, Chelyabinsk, Kazan, Samara, Ulyanovsk and Orenburg.
Besides, Ufa is the only city linked with Moscow by 2 federal highways. The southern outskirts of the city is crossed by highway M5 “Ural” and federal highway M7 “Volga” ends there.
From the international airport “Ufa” there are regular flights to 27 cities of Russia as well as flights to the cities Hurghada, Sharm el-Sheikh, Antalya, Barcelona, Istanbul, Tashkent, Frankfurt am Main.
Ufa was the center of celebrations dedicated to Bashkortostan Republic joining Russia 450th anniversary in 2007.
Ufa city attractions, features
Main museums of Ufa city are:
- Bashkirsky State art museum named after M.V.Nesterov;
- V.I.Lenin house-museum;
- Archeology and Ethnography museum of Ufa scientific center of the Russian Academy of Science;
- Museum of geology and natural deposits of Bashkortostan Republic;
- The museum of forests;
- Museum of modern art of Bashkortostan Republic named after N.Lutfullin;
- National Museum of Bashkortostan Republic;
- Republican museum of military glory.
Ufa is a home town for ice hockey club “Salavat Yulayev” - the participant of Kontinental hockey league, champion of Russia in 2007/08, winner of regular KHL Cup in 2008/09.
Ufa is the only city-millionaire in Russian Federation where there is natural increase of the population since 2008. Also Ufa is the most green city among cities-millionaires of Russia. Main religions of the population of the city are Islam (Sunnite) and Orthodox Christianity.
The oldest remained building of Ufa city is a one-storeyed house at the corner of October Revolution street, 57/1, which belonged to famous owner of mines and metallurgical works Demidov. The building was constructed in mid-18th century. It is famous by the fact that a great Russian commander Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov stayed in it.
The first large mosque of Ufa city was constructed in 1830 on Tukai street.
In the outskirts of the city there is a system of 20 natural caves and galleries for gypsum working out.
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