Ufa is the capital and largest city of Bashkortostan, Russia, lying at the confluence of the Belaya and Ufa rivers on hills forming the Ufa Plateau west of the southern Ural Mountains. Founded as a Russian fortress in the sixteenth century, Ufa developed into a major industrial center for oil refining and petrochemicals and remains the political and cultural capital of the Bashkir people.
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Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Connections
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Source Wikipedia: Ufa
Source Wikipedia: Ufa
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1. Wikipedia: Ufa
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox pop_2010census field, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ufa
pop_2010census = 1062319
Infobox pop_2010census field name, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ufa
pop_2010census
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The area of the city is 707.93 km2 (273.33 sq mi).
Opening section, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ufa
The city was founded in 1574, when a fortress was built on the site by the order of Ivan the Terrible.
- Infobox coordinates field, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ufa
Associated With: Russia, Opening sentence, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ufa
Ufa is the capital and largest city of Bashkortostan, Russia.
Associated With: Bashkortostan, Opening sentence, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ufa
Ufa is the capital and largest city of Bashkortostan, Russia.
- In Group: Cities of Eastern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
On Continent: Europe
Ufa is the capital and largest city of Bashkortostan, Russia.
View the Source 2. Ufa (Wikidata)
P2044 (elevation above sea level)Quote, P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 150 m
Wikidata: Ufa
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