Moscow Oblast

Moscow Oblast is the region surrounding the city of in the heart of . For this proximity to the capital of Moscow Oblast is often called Podmoskovie.
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Top destinations: Moscow and Podolsk.

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Since its founding in 1147, has been at the crossroads of history as the capital of empires and a frequent target for invaders. As the capital of the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union, and, today, the Federation, it has played a central role in the development of the largest country in the world.

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is the second largest city in Moscow Oblast comparable to such regional centers, as or . The city built out of high-rise buildings makes a quite melancholy impression, but this feeling is deceptive.

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The Moscow include areas from 's 3rd Ring to Moscow Ring Road.

Destinations to Discover

Places to explore: North Moscow Oblast and West Moscow Oblast.

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is a region in Moscow Oblast.

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is a region in Moscow Oblast.

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is a region in Moscow Oblast.

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is a region in Moscow Oblast.
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Moscow Oblast

Latitude of center
55.5043° or 55° 30′ 16″ north
Longitude of center
38.0354° or 38° 2′ 7″ east
Population
8,780,000
Elevation
230 metres (755 feet)
Abbreviation
“MO”
Open­Street­Map ID
node 658312593
Open­Street­Map feature
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Geo­Names ID
524925
Wiki­data ID
Q1697
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In Other Languages

From Abkhazian to Yue Chinese—“Moscow Oblast” goes by many names.
  • Abkhazian: “Москватәи атәылаҿацә”
  • Achinese: “Oblast Moskow”
  • Afrikaans: “Moskou-oblast”
  • Amharic: “ሞስኮ ኦብላስት”
  • Arabic: “محافظة موسكو”
  • Arabic: “مقاطعة موسكو”
  • Armenian: “Մոսկվայի մարզ”
  • Asturian: “Óblast de Moscú”
  • Azerbaijani: “Moskva vilayəti”
  • Bashkir: “Мәскәү өлкәһе”
  • Basque: “Moskuko oblasta”
  • Belarusian: “Маскоўская вобласць”
  • Belarusian: “Маскоўская вобласьць”
  • Bengali: “মস্কো ওব্লাস্ট”
  • Bosnian: “Moskovska oblast”
  • Breton: “Oblast Moskov”
  • Bulgarian: “Московска област”
  • Catalan: “óblast de Moscou”
  • Catalan: “Óblast de Moscou”
  • Catalan: “província de Moscou”
  • Catalan: “Província de Moscou”
  • Cebuano: “Moscow Oblast”
  • Central Kurdish: “ئۆبلاستی مۆسکۆ”
  • Chechen: “Москохан область”
  • Chinese: “莫斯科州”
  • Church Slavic: “Москъвьска область”
  • Chuvash: “Мускав облаçĕ”
  • Crimean Tatar: “Moskva vilâyeti”
  • Croatian: “Moskovska oblast”
  • Czech: “Moskevská oblast”
  • Danish: “Moskva oblast”
  • Dutch: “Moskou”
  • Dutch: “Oblast Moskou”
  • Eastern Mari: “Моско вел”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “موسكو أوبلاست”
  • Erzya: “Московонь ёнкс”
  • Esperanto: “Moskva provinco”
  • Estonian: “Moskva oblast”
  • Finnish: “Moskovan alue”
  • French: “oblast de Moscou”
  • French: “Oblast de Moscou”
  • Georgian: “მოსკოვის ოლქი”
  • German: “Moskau”
  • German: “Oblast Moskau”
  • Greek: “Όμπλαστ της Μόσχας”
  • Greek: “Περιφέρεια Μόσχας”
  • Gujarati: “મોસ્કો ઓબ્લાસ્ટ”
  • Hakka Chinese: “Mo̍k-sṳ̂-khô-chû”
  • Hakka Chinese: “Moskva-chû”
  • Hausa: “Moscow Oblast”
  • Hawaiian: “Mīkiawa pamiāli”
  • Hebrew: “מוסקבה (מחוז)”
  • Hebrew: “מוסקבה”
  • Hebrew: “מחוז מוסקבה”
  • Hindi: “मास्को ओब्लास्ट”
  • Hindi: “मॉस्को ओब्लास्ट”
  • Hungarian: “Moszkvai terület”
  • Icelandic: “Moskvufylki”
  • Ido: “Provinco Moskva”
  • Indonesian: “Oblast Moskow”
  • Indonesian: “Oblast Moskwa”
  • Interlingue: “Oblast Moscva”
  • Irish: “Cúige Mhoscó”
  • Italian: “oblast‘ di Mosca”
  • Italian: “Oblast‘ di Mosca”
  • Italian: “Oblast’ di Mosca”
  • Japanese: “モスクワ州”
  • Javanese: “Moskwa Oblast”
  • Kabardian: “Мэзкуу област”
  • Kalmyk: “Москва төгәлң”
  • Kalmyk: “Москова төгәлң”
  • Kannada: “ಮಾಸ್ಕೋ ಒಬ್ಲಾಸ್ಟ್”
  • Kara-Kalpak: “Moskvа wa’layatı”
  • Kara-Kalpak: “Moskvа wálayatı”
  • Karelian: “Moskovan aloveh”
  • Kazakh: “Мәскеу облысы”
  • Kildin Sami: “Москва е̄ммьне”
  • Kirghiz: “Москва областы”
  • Komi: “Мӧскуа обласьт”
  • Korean: “모스크바 주”
  • Korean: “모스크바주”
  • Ladin: “Oblast de Moscau”
  • Latin: “Regio Moscuensis”
  • Latvian: “Maskavas apgabals”
  • Lezghian: “Москва вилаят”
  • Lingua Franca Nova: “Oblast de Moscva”
  • Lithuanian: “Maskvos sritis”
  • Lombard: “Oblast de Mosca”
  • Macedonian: “Московска област”
  • Macedonian: “Московска Област”
  • Malay: “Wilayah Moscow”
  • Manx: “Queiggey Moscow”
  • Marathi: “मॉस्को ओब्लास्त”
  • Mazanderani: “موسکو اوبلاست”
  • Min Dong Chinese: “Moskva Ciŭ”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Moscow Chiu”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Moskva Chiu”
  • Mingrelian: “მოსკოვიშ ოლქი”
  • Moksha: “Москувонь аймак”
  • Mongolian: “Москва муж”
  • Northern Frisian: “Moskau (Prowins)”
  • Northern Frisian: “Moskau”
  • Northern Sami: “Moskva oblast”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Moskva fylke”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Moskva oblast”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Moskva fylke”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Moskva oblast”
  • Norwegian: “Moskva oblast”
  • Oromo: “Moosakoota Moscow”
  • Ossetian: “Мæскуыйы облæст”
  • Pampanga: “Moscow Oblast”
  • Panjabi: “ਮਾਸਕੋ ਓਬਲਾਸਟ”
  • Persian: “استان مسکو”
  • Persian: “اوبلاست مسکو”
  • Polish: “obwód moskiewski”
  • Polish: “Obwód moskiewski”
  • Portuguese: “Moscou”
  • Portuguese: “Oblast de Moscou”
  • Portuguese: “Oblast de Moscovo”
  • Pushto: “مسکو ولايت”
  • Romanian: “Moscova”
  • Romanian: “Regiunea Moscova”
  • Russia Buriat: “Москвагай можо”
  • Russian: “Московская область”
  • Russian: “Подмосковье”
  • Scots: “Moscow Oblast”
  • Serbian: “Московска област”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Moskovska oblast”
  • Sindhi: “ماسڪو اوبلاسٽ”
  • Sinhala: “මොස්කව් ප්‍රාන්තය”
  • Slovak: “Moskovská oblasť”
  • Slovenian: “Moskovska oblast”
  • Somali: “Moscow Oblast”
  • South Azerbaijani: “مسکو اوبلاستی”
  • Spanish: “Óblast de Moscú”
  • Swahili: “Moscow Oblast”
  • Swedish: “Moskva oblast”
  • Tagalog: “Moscow Oblast”
  • Tagalog: “Oblast ng Mosku”
  • Tajik: “Вилояти Маскав”
  • Talysh: “Məskova vilojət”
  • Tamil: “மாசுக்கோ மாகாணம்”
  • Tamil: “மாஸ்கோ ஓப்லஸ்து”
  • Tatar: “Мәскәү өлкәсе”
  • Telugu: “మాస్కో ఓబ్లాస్ట్”
  • Thai: “แคว้นมอสโก”
  • Turkish: “Moskova Oblastı”
  • Udmurt: “Муско улос”
  • Ukrainian: “Московська область”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Oblasć Moskwa”
  • Urdu: “ماسکو اوبلاست”
  • Uzbek: “Moskva oblasti”
  • Uzbek: “Moskva viloyati”
  • Venetian: “Oblast‘ de Mosca”
  • Venetian: “Oblast’ de Mosca”
  • Veps: “Moskvan agj”
  • Vietnamese: “Moskva (tỉnh)”
  • Vietnamese: “Moskva”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Moscow Oblast”
  • Welsh: “Oblast Moscfa”
  • Western Armenian: “Մոսկուայի մարզ”
  • Western Frisian: “Moskou (oblast)”
  • Western Frisian: “Moskou”
  • Western Panjabi: “ماسکو اوبلاست”
  • Wu Chinese: “莫斯科州”
  • Yakut: “Москва уобалаһа”
  • Yue Chinese: “莫斯科州”
  • “Московска област”

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