Bashkortostan

The Republic of Bashkortostan or Bashkiria (Bashkir: {{IPA|???????????? ????????????}}; {{lang-ru|??????????? ?????????????}} or {{lang-ru|?????????}}) is a federal subject of the Russian Federation (a republic). The direct transliteration of the republic's name in Russian is Respublika Bashkortostan or Bashkiriya, and the transliteration of the republic's name in Bashkir is Ba?qortostan Respublikahy. In Tatar the republic's name is Ba?qortostan Respublikas?.

Geography

Bashkortostan contains part of the southern Urals and the adjacent plains.

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• Area: 143,600 km².
• Borders: Bashkortostan borders Perm Oblast (N), Sverdlovsk Oblast (NE), Chelyabinsk Oblast (NE/E/SE), Orenburg Oblast (SE/S/SW), Tatarstan (W), and Udmurtia (NW).
• Highest point: Mount Yamantaw (1,638 m).
• Maximum N->S distance: 550 km.
• Maximum E->W distance: over 430 km.
• Average elevation: no data.

Time zone

Bashkortostan is located in the Yekaterinburg Time Zone (YEKT/YEKST). UTC offset is +0500 (YEKT)/+0600 (YEKST).

Related Topics:
Yekaterinburg Time Zone - UTC

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Rivers

There are over 13,000 rivers in the republic. Major rivers include:

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• Belaya (A?idel) River (1,430 km)
• Ufa (Öfö) River (918 km)
• Sakmara River (760 km)
• Ik (Iq) River (571 km)
• Dyoma River (556 km)
• Ay River (549 km)
• Yuruzan River (404 km)
• Bystry Tanyp River (345 km)
• Sim River (239 km)
• Nugush River (235 km)
• Tanalyk River (225 km)
• Zilim River (215 km)
• Syun River (209 km)

Lakes

There are 2,700 lakes and reservoirs in the republic. Major lakes and reservoirs include:

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• Asylykül Lake (23.5 km²)
• Qandrykül Lake (15.6 km²)
• Urgun Lake (12.0 km²)
• Pavlovskoye Reservoir (120.0 km²)
• Nugushkoye Reservoir (25.2 km²)

Mountains

The republic contains part of the southern Urals, which stretch from the northern to the southern border. The highest mountains include:

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• Mount Yamantaw (1,638 m)
• Mount Bolshoy Iremel (1,582 m)
• Mount Maly Iremel (1,449 m)
• Mount Arwyakryaz (1,068 m)
• Mount Zilmerdaq (909 m)
• Mount Alataw (845 m)
• Mount Yurmataw (842 m)

Natural Resources

Bashkortostan is rich in oil reserves, and was one of the principal centers of oil extraction in the USSR. Other natural resources include natural gas, coal, iron ores, gold, gypsum and more.

Related Topics:
Oil - USSR - Natural gas - Coal - Iron ore - Gold - Gypsum

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Climate

• Average annual temperature: 0.3°C (mountains) to 2.8°C (plains)
• Average January temperature: -16°C
• Average July temperature: +18°C
• Average annual precipitation: no data