This article is about Ufa, a city in Russia. For meanings of the abbreviation, see UFA.

Ufa's coat of arms

Ufa (Russian: Уфа́; Bashkir: Өфө; Tatar: Ufa, Öfä; Chuvash: Ěпхӳ) is the capital of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. Population: 1,036,026 (2005 est.); 1,042,437 (2002 Census). Geographical location: 54°45′N 55°58′ECoordinates: 54°45′N 55°58′E. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Image File history File links Ufa_gerb. ... Image File history File links Ufa_gerb. ... The Bashkir language is a Turkic language. ... The Tatar language (Tatar tele, Tatarça, Татар теле, Татарча) is a Turkic language spoken by the Tatars. ... Chuvash (Chuvash: Чăвашла, ČăvaÅ¡la, IPA: ; also known as Căvash, Chuwash, Chovash, Chavash or ÇuaÅŸ) is a Turkic language spoken to the west of the Ural Mountains in central Russia. ... The Republic of Bashkortostan, or Bashkiria (Russian: or ; Bashkir: ) is a federal subject of Russia (a republic). ... Russian Census of 2002 (Russian: ) was the first census of Russian Federation carried out on October 9, 2002. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

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 Ural Mountains, (Russian: Ура́льские го́ры = Ура́л) also known simply as the Urals, are a mountain range that run roughly north and south through western Russia. ... Confluence of Rhine and Mosel at Koblenz In geography, a confluence describes the point where two rivers meet and become one, usually when a tributary joins a more major river. ... Belaya or Aghidhel (Белая; Ағиҙел; Ağidel in Tatar language) is the name of a river in Russia (Bashkortostan). ... The Ufa River (Уфа in Russian), a river in the Urals, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Sverdlovsk Oblast and Bashkortostan; a tributary of the Belaya River. ... A petrochemical is any chemical derived from fossil fuel. ... Ufa Airport (IATA:UFA, ICAO:UWUU), is the primary airport serving Ufa, the capital of Bashkortostan, Russia. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

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. Tsar Ivan the Terrible, by Viktor Vasnetsov Ivan IV Vasilyevich (Russian: ) (August 25, 1530, Moscow â€“ March 18, 1584, Moscow) was the Grand Prince of Moscow from 1533 to 1547 and Czar of Russia from 1547 until his death. ... The Turkic languages constitute a language family of some thirty languages, spoken across a vast area from Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean to Siberia and Western China, and are traditionally considered to be part of the proposed Altaic language family. ...

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. Bashkir State University is located in Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia. ...

Famous natives of Ufa include Vladimir Spivakov, rebel Salavat Yulayev, the Muslim Bolshevik Mirsaid Sultangaliev, the painter Mikhail Nesterov, dancer Rudolf Nureyev, NHL ice hockey player Andrei Zyuzin, rock singer Zemfira. Another rock singer Yuri Shevchuk and his band DDT (band) were Ufa residents for some time. Born in Oufa 1944, in the province of Bachkirie, formerly part of the Soviet Union. ... Salawat Yulayev (Bashkir: Салават Юлаев) is a Bashkir national hero, participated at Pugachevs rebellion. ... There is also a collection of Hadith called Sahih Muslim A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Persian: Mosalman or Mosalmon Urdu: مسلمان, Turkish: Müslüman, Albanian: Mysliman, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of the religion of Islam. ... Bolshevik Party Meeting. ... Mirsäyet Xäydärğäli ulı Soltanğäliev (1892 - 1940) was a Tatar Bolshevik who rose to promnence in the Russian Communist Party in the early 1920s. ... Holy Vision to Youth Bartholomew (1890) Mikhail Vasilyevich Nesterov (May 19, 1862, Ufa - October 18, 1942, Moscow) was a leading representative of religious Symbolism in Russian art. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... “NHL” redirects here. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... Andrei Zyuzin (b. ... Poster advertising a Zemfira concert in St Petersburg in November 2005 Zemfira Talgatovna Ramazanova (Russian: , born 26 August 1976 in Ufa) is the leader and lead vocalist of the Russian rock group Zemfira (Zемфира, formerly Земфира). The group was formed in 1998 and has been immensely popular in Russia and other... Yuri Shevchuk (Юрий Шевчук) is a Russian singer whom evolves in the rock and roll band DDT he created in 1981. ... DDT, 1987 For other uses: see DDT (disambiguation). ...

Photograph of Ufa taken by Prokudin-Gorskii between 1905 and 1915. Compare modern view of Ufa. Image File history File links Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii. ... Sergei Prokudin-Gorski. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 216 KB) Summary me Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...

A mosque in Ufa. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (480x640, 89 KB) picture from ufaman. ...

A monument remembering Salawat Yulayev in Ufa Image File history File links Salavat. ... Salawat Yulayev (Bashkir: Салауат Юлаев) is a Bashkir national hero, participated at Pugachevs rebellion. ...

See also

• Ufa train disaster
• Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937

The UFA train disaster happened on June 4, 1989, killing over 600 people, as a result of a natural gas leak. ... Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937, registration RA-85816, was a Tupolev 154M passenger jet en route from Moscow, Russia to Barcelona, Spain. ...

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:

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• 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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	Cities and towns in the Republic of Bashkortostan
	Capital: Ufa Agidel | Baymak | Belebey | Beloretsk | Birsk | Blagoveshchensk | Davlekanovo | Dyurtyuli | Ishimbay | Kumertau | Meleuz | Mezhgorye | Neftekamsk | Oktyabrsky | Salavat | Sibay | Sterlitamak | Tuymazy | Uchaly | Yanaul Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Republic of Bashkortostan, or Bashkiria (Russian: or ; Bashkir: ) is a federal subject of Russia (a republic). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Agidel, or Aghidhel (Russian: ; Bashkir: Ағиҙел; Tatar: AÄŸidel), is a town in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia, located at the border with Tatarstan. ... Baymak is a town in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. ... Belebey (Russian: ) is a town in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. ... Beloretsk (Russian: ) is a town in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia, situated on the Belaya River. ... Birsk (Russian: ) is a town in Russia, an administrative center for Birsk district of Bashkortostan, it was founded in 1663 and incorporated as a town since 1781. ... Blagoveshchensk (Russian: ) is a town in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia, located 42 km north of Ufa on the right bank of the Belaya River. ... Davlekanovo is a town in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. ... Dyurtyuli is a town in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. ... Ishimbay (Russian: ) is a town in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. ... Kumertau (Russian: ) is a town in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. ... Meleuz (Russian: ) is a town in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. ... Neftekamsk (Russian: ) is a city in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. ... Oktyabrsky (Russian: ) is a city in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. ... Salavat (Russian: ) is a city in Bashkortostan, Russia. ... Sibay (Russian: ) is a town in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. ... Sterlitamak (Стерлитамак) is the second largest city in Bashkortostan in Russia, with a population of 264,362 (2002 census). ... Tuymazy (Russian: ) is a town in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. ... Uchaly is a town in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. ... Yanaul (Russian: ; Bashkir: ) is a town in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia, located on the Yanaulka River, 230 km north of Ufa. ...