Ufa
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- This article is about Ufa, a city in Russia. For meanings of the abbreviation, see UFA.
| Ufa (English) Уфа́ (Russian) Өфө (Bashkir) Уфа (Tatar) | |
|---|---|
| Image:Belaja-frozen.jpg View over the frozen Belaya river | |
| Image:RussiaBashkortostan2005.png Bashkortostan on the map of Russia | |
| Coordinates Coordinates: | |
| Coat of Arms | |
| Image:Ufa gerb.gif | |
| Administrative status | |
| Federal subject In jurisdiction of Administrative center of | Republic of Bashkortostan |
| Local self-government | |
| Charter | Charter of Ufa |
| Municipal status | Urban okrug |
| City Head | |
| Legislative body | Ufa City Duma |
| Area | |
| Area | n/a |
| Population (as of the 2002 Census) | |
| Population - Rank - Density | 1,036,026 inhabitants n/a |
| Events | |
| Founded | 1574 |
| Town status | 1586 |
| Other information | |
| Postal code | 450000 — 450140 |
| Dialing code | n/a |
| 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). Geographical location: .
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.
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.
Educational institutions include Bashkir State University, Bashkir State Teachers Training University, Ufa State Aviation Technical University, Ufa Oil University, Ufa Architectural University, Ufa Agricultural University, and others.
Famous natives of Ufa include Vladimir Spivakov, rebel Salawat Yulayev, the Muslim Bolshevik Mirsaid Sultangaliev, the painter Mikhail Nesterov, dancer Rudolf Nureyev, 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.
Ufa prokudin.jpg
Photograph of Ufa taken by Prokudin-Gorskii between 1905 and 1915. Compare modern view of Ufa. |
Mechet ljalja-tjulpan.jpg
A mosque in Ufa. |
Salavat.jpg
A monument remembering Salawat Yulayev in Ufa |
[edit] See also
[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)
| Image:Coat of Arms of Bashkortostan.png | Cities and towns in the Republic of Bashkortostan | Image:Flag of Bashkortostan.svg |
| Capital: Ufa Agidel | Baymak | Belebey | Beloretsk | Birsk | Blagoveshchensk | Davlekanovo | Dyurtyuli | Ishimbay | Kumertau | Meleuz | Mezhgorye | Neftekamsk | Oktyabrsky | Salavat | Sibay | Sterlitamak | Tuymazy | Uchaly | Yanaul |
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