Southern Russia

Southern Russia is a region in bordering the country's and Regions to the north, the Caspian Sea to the east, and to the south, the Black Sea and to the west.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Chechnya and Krasnodar.

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For most international travellers, the Chechen Republic, a republic in the North Caucasus region of Russia, is a remarkably unknown place. While infamous for its turbulent past, little is known about the region's recent developments or about the stunning mountainous landscapes, picturesque lakes and friendly people that define this part of the Northern Caucasus.

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is the capital of Krai in southern Russia, with a population in 2018 of just under 900,000. Its main industries are based on agriculture and food.

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is a republic in Southern Russia and is the only Buddhist area of . 20% of the 's land is national reserves, parks and hunting plots.

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as North Caucasus and Krasnodar Krai and Adygea.

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The is a region of the in southwestern Russia, bordering and to the south and Krasnodar Krai, , and to the north.

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Krasnodar Krai is a region in Southern Russia, bordering to the west, to the north, to the east, and and to the south.

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is a region in Southern Russia, which borders Krasnodar Krai in the southwest, in the northwest, in the north, in the northeast, in the east, and in the south.

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is a region in Southern Russia, which borders Krasnodar Krai to the west, to the north, to the east, and all the republics of the to the south.

Southern Russia

  • Type: region
  • Description: part of Russia
  • Also known as: “Južna Rusija”, “Rússia Europea del Sud”, “Rússia Meridional”, “South European Russia”, “Sudul Rusiei”, “Sur de Rusia”, “Паўднёвая Расея”, and “俄羅斯南部”
  • Location: , ,
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Latitude of center
44.53° or 44° 31′ 48″ north
Longitude of center
44.49° or 44° 29′ 24″ east
Wiki­data ID
Q14324291
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Southern Russia” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جنوب روسيا”
  • Armenian: “Հարավային Ռուսաստան”
  • Belarusian: “Поўдзень Расеі”
  • Catalan: “Rússia del Sud”
  • Chinese: “南俄罗斯”
  • Chinese: “南俄羅斯”
  • Czech: “jižní Rusko”
  • Dutch: “Zuid-Rusland”
  • Esperanto: “Suda Eŭropa Rusio”
  • Estonian: “Lõuna-Venemaa”
  • French: “Russie méridionale”
  • German: “Südrussland”
  • Greek: “Νότια Ρωσία”
  • Hebrew: “דרום רוסיה”
  • Italian: “Russia meridionale”
  • Japanese: “南ロシア”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sør-Russland”
  • Norwegian: “Sør-Russland”
  • Portuguese: “Meridional”
  • Romanian: “Rusia sud-europeană”
  • Russian: “Юг России”
  • Russian: “Южная Россия”
  • Slovenian: “Južnoevropska Rusija”
  • Spanish: “Rusia del Sur”
  • Swedish: “Sydeuropeiska Ryssland”
  • Thai: “รัสเซียตอนใต้”
  • Ukrainian: “Південна Росія”
  • Ukrainian: “Південь Росії”
  • Urdu: “جنوبی روس”
  • Venetian: “Rùsia meridionałe”
  • Welsh: “De Rwsia”

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