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Orenburg Oblast [a] is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), mainly located in Eastern Europe. Its administrative center is the city of Orenburg . From 1938 to 1957, it bore the name Chkalov Oblast [ b ] in honor of Valery Chkalov .
Orenburg. Orenburg (Russian: Оренбу́рг, pronounced [ɐrʲɪnˈburk]), formerly known as Chkalov (1938–1957), is the administrative center of Orenburg Oblast, Russia and former capital of the Kazak ASSR.
Orenburg, city and administrative center of Orenburg oblast (region), western Russia, on the Ural River at the Sakmara confluence. Founded as a fortress in 1735 at the Ural-Or confluence, where Orsk now stands, it was moved to its present site in 1743. It was originally the military center of the.
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Orenburg, oblast (region), western Russia, occupying an area that extends across the southern end of the Ural Mountains. It stretches from the limestone plateaus of the Obshchy Syrt in the west, across the low Urals ridges, to the flat Turgay Plateau in the east. Most of the oblast lies in the.
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Orenburg Oblast. Orenburg Oblast is a region in the foothills of the Ural Mountains, on the border with Kazakhstan. In addition the region borders Samara Oblast to the west, Tatarstan to the northwest, Bashkortostan to the north, and Chelyabinsk Oblast to the northeast. Overview. Map. Directions.
Orenburg is the capital of Orenburg Oblast. Every citizen will point you the sign at the bridge across the Ural river, supposedly landmarking the geographical border between Europe and Asia. Orenburg Map - Orenburg Oblast, Russia
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Mar 15, 2014 · Orenburg Oblast is a federal subject of Russia located on the border of Europe and Asia, in the middle reaches of the Ural River, in the Volga Federal District. Orenburg is the capital city of the region. The population of Orenburg Oblast is 1,925,000 (2022), the area - 123,702 sq. km.
