Yoshkar-Ola
Yoshkar-Ola is in Mari El, Volga Region. Yoshkar-Ola is situated nearby to the locality Bol’shoye Chigashevo, as well as near Sombatkhey.Places of Interest
Highlights include National Drama Theatre M. Shketan and Mari State University.
National Drama Theatre M. Shketan
Theater building
Photo: Jocschmitt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
National Drama Theatre M. Shketan is a theater building.
Mari State University
University
Puppet Theatre of the El Mari Republic
Theater building
Photo: Petr Vasiliev, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Puppet Theatre of the El Mari Republic is a theater building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yoshkar-Ola and Medvedevo.
Yoshkar-Ola
Photo: Insider, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Yoshkar-Ola is the capital of Mari El in the Volga Region of the Russian Federation. The city was founded in 1584 during the reign of Ivan IV The Terrible as a fortification post with the purpose of controlling the newly annexed Kazan Khanate.
Medvedevo
Town
Photo: Konstantin Pečaļka, CC BY 3.0.
Medvedevo is an urban locality and the administrative center of Medvedevsky District of the Mari El Republic, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 16,841. Medvedevo is situated 4½ km west of Yoshkar-Ola.
Yoshkar-Ola
- Location: Mari El, Volga Region, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Latitude
56.6308° or 56° 37′ 51″ northLongitude
47.8754° or 47° 52′ 31″ eastElevation
104 metres (341 feet)Open location code
9H89JVJG+85GeoNames ID
12625452
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