Ufa

 

(ūfä') , city (1989 pop. 1,082,000), capital of Bashkortostan, E European Russia, at the confluence of the Belaya and Ufa rivers. An industrial center in the Urals, Ufa produces electrical and mining equipment and has oil refineries and a major petrochemical industry. It is the junction of many gas, petroleum, and rail lines. Russians established Ufa in 1574 and built a fortress and settlement.

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

Ufa (English) Уфа́; (Russian)
View over the frozen Belaya river
Bashkortostan on the map of Russia
Coordinates 54°45′N 55°58′E / 54.75, 55.967Coordinates: 54°45′N 55°58′E / 54.75, 55.967
Coat of Arms
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	inhabitants n/a
Events
Founded	1574
Town status	1586
Other information
Postal code	450000 — 450140
Dialing code	n/a
Official website
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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.

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 Salavat 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.

Photograph of Ufa taken by Prokudin-Gorskii between 1905 and 1915. Compare modern view of Ufa.

A mosque in Ufa.

A monument remembering Salawat Yulayev in Ufa

See also

• Ufa train disaster
• Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937

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)

	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

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