Ukek

Ukek or Uvek was a city of the Golden Horde, situated on the banks of the , at the Uvekovka estuary. Ukek marked the half-way distance between Sarai, the capital of the Golden Horde, and , the former capital of Volga Bulgaria.
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  • Type: Railway stop
  • Description: City of the Golden Horde
  • Also known as: “Ostanovochnyy Punkt Uvek” and “Stantsiya Uvek”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saratov rail Bridge.

Bridge
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is situated 2½ km south of Ukek.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Privolzhskiy and Kvasnikovka (Saratov oblast).

Village
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Privolzhsky is an urban locality in of , Russia. Population: 34,364 ; 32,087 ; 28,910 . is situated 6 km southeast of Ukek.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 7 km southeast of Ukek.

Village
Photo: Prometej1210, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 7 km southeast of Ukek.

Ukek

Latitude
51.43361° or 51° 26′ 1″ north
Longitude
45.97028° or 45° 58′ 13″ east
Elevation
27 metres (89 feet)
Open location code
9H37CXMC+C4
Geo­Names ID
477608
Wiki­data ID
Q1245436
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Ukek” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أوقيق”
  • Belarusian: “Увек”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “اوكيك”
  • Georgian: “უკეკი”
  • German: “Ukek”
  • Irish: “Ukek”
  • Japanese: “ウケク”
  • Kazakh: “Үкек”
  • Persian: “اوکک”
  • Portuguese: “Ukek”
  • Russian: “Увек”
  • Russian: “Укек”
  • Tatar: “Ükäk”
  • Tatar: “Үкәк”
  • Turkish: “Ükek”
  • Ukrainian: “Укек”
  • Uzbek: “Uvek”

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