Bashkortostan

Bashkortostan's Inzer River Bashkortostan (Russian: Реуспу́блика Башкортоста́н rees-POOB-leek-uh buhsh-kuhrt-ah-STAHN) or Bashkiria (Башки́рия buhsh-KEE-ree-yuh) is a region in the foothills of the Ural Mountains, bordering Tatarstan to the west, Udmurtia to the northwest, Perm Krai to the north, Sverdlovsk Oblast to the northeast, Chelyabinsk Oblast to the east, and Orenburg Oblast to the south. Regions Cities Ufa — the biggest (with over a million residents) city, the capital of Bashkortostan Beloretsk — a small town in the Ural Mountains, known for its steel works and surrounding attractions like Mratkino ski resort, Bannoe lake, Abzakovo Ishimbuy — a mid-sized city with air engineering industry Krasnousolsky — a village in the sparsely populated and beautiful Gafuriysky Region of Bashkortostan; main tourist attraction here is the old church, and hot springs Kumertau — a mid-sized city with engineering industry Mesyagutovo — hometown of national hereo Salavat Ulaev Neftekamsk — an oil and engineering industry city near the Kama River Oktyabrsky — a mid-sized city with a love for auto-racing and other sports activities Salavat — a mid-sized city with oil and chemical industry Sibai — beautiful small town Sterlitamak — Bashkortostan's second largest city and a major center of chemicals production; famous for Shihani (Kush-Tau ski resort) and limestone mountians Other destinations Bashkiria National Park Bashkirsky Nature Reserve Shulgan Tash Nature Reserve Understand Bashkortostan is named after its native Bashkir people, a Muslim people who speak a Turkic language. Bashkirs, Tatars, and ethnic Russians each comprise roughly one third of the population of the region. Bashkortostan is sometimes called “second Switzerland”: high mountains and expansive steppes, evergreen forests and 600 rivers and 800 lakes. Various kinds of tourism and sport are very popular here, for example rafting and alpine skiing. Talk Bashkir, a Turkic language closely related to Tatar, shares official status with Russian. Tatar is also widely spoken. But nearly everyone is at least bilingual in Russian. Students may understand English and German. Get in International flights arrive at Ufa International Airport (IATA: UFA) from Frankfurt, Tel Aviv, Sharm el-Sheikh, Baku, Yerevan and Istanbul. Domestic flights from Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Syktyvkar, Krasnoyarsk, Yekaterinburg, and others. Ufa train station is one of the principal stops on the South Ural route of the Trans-Siberian Railway. Trains also arrive from nearby cities Orenburg, Samara and Chelyabinsk. The daily train from Moscow takes 26 hours. It is also possible to arrive by train from northern Kazakhstan. The capital of Bashkortostan — Ufa — is accessible from federal highways M5 and M7. Get around Bus. Entire cities are covered by local bus operators. A bus from one end of the city to another typically costs $0.3-0.5. Intercity buses cost $10-25, depending on the distance. Buses are frequent and fast. See Itineraries Do Skiing. One of the most attactive ski resorts in Bashkortostan is Mratkino, in the city of Beloretsk. Eat Drink Stay safe Get out This article is an outline and needs more content. It has a template, but there is not enough information present. Please plunge forward and help it grow!