Southern Russia
Southern Russia is a region in Russia bordering the country's Central and Volga Regions to the north, the Caspian Sea to the east, Azerbaijan and Georgia to the south, the Black Sea and Ukraine to the west.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Krasnodar and Chechnya.
Krasnodar
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Krasnodar is the capital of Krasnodar Krai in southern Russia, with a population in 2018 of just under 900,000. Its main industries are based on agriculture and food.
Chechnya
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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.
Kalmykia
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Kalmykia is a republic in Southern Russia and is the only Buddhist area of Europe. 20% of the Kalmykia's land is national reserves, parks and hunting plots.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as North Caucasus and Krasnodar Krai and Adygea.
North Caucasus
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The North Caucasus is a region of the Caucasus in southwestern Russia, bordering Georgia and Azerbaijan to the south and Krasnodar Krai, Stavropol Krai, and Kalmykia to the north.
Krasnodar Krai and Adygea
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Krasnodar Krai is a region in Southern Russia, bordering Crimea to the west, Rostov Oblast to the north, Stavropol Krai to the east, and Georgia and Karachay-Cherkessia to the south.
Rostov Oblast
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Rostov Oblast is a region in Southern Russia, which borders Krasnodar Krai in the southwest, Ukraine in the northwest, Voronezh Oblast in the north, Volgograd Oblast in the northeast, Kalmykia in the east, and Stavropol Krai in the south.
Stavropol Krai
Southern Russia
- Type: region
- Description: part of Russia
- Also known as: “South European Russia”
- Location: Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Latitude of center
44.53° or 44° 31′ 48″ northLongitude of center
44.49° or 44° 29′ 24″ eastWikidata 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: “Паўднёвая Расея”
- Belarusian: “Поўдзень Расеі”
- Catalan: “Rússia del Sud”
- Catalan: “Rússia Europea del Sud”
- Catalan: “Rússia Meridional”
- Chinese: “俄羅斯南部”
- 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”
- Russian: “Юг России”
- Russian: “Южная Россия”
- Slovenian: “Južna Rusija”
- Slovenian: “Južnoevropska Rusija”
- Spanish: “Rusia del Sur”
- Spanish: “Sur de Rusia”
- Swedish: “Sydeuropeiska Ryssland”
- Thai: “รัสเซียตอนใต้”
- Ukrainian: “Південна Росія”
- Ukrainian: “Південь Росії”
- Urdu: “جنوبی روس”
- Venetian: “Rùsia meridionałe”
- Welsh: “De Rwsia”
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