Ufa

:For the film production company in Berlin, see Universum Film AG.

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Ufa (????) (oo-FAH) (Tatar Ufa, ?f?; Bashkir ??? Chuvash ????) is the capital of Bashkortostan (or Bashkiria), a republic in central Russia. Population, 1.1 million (as of 2003). Geographical location, .

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Ufa is one of the industrial centres around the Urals, and is situated at the confluence of the Belaya (Aghidhel) and Ufa rivers. Industries include electrical and mining equipment, oil refining, petrochemicals, synthetic rubber, and processed foods.

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A fortress was built on the site in 1574, and the city was founded in 1586.

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One of the city symbols is a monunent to Salavat Yulayev.

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Berlin: :This article is about the city in Germany. For other uses, see Berlin (disambiguation)....

Universum Film AG: Universum Film AG, better known as Ufa or UFA, was the principal film studio in Germany, home of the German film industry during the Weimar Republic and through World War II, and a major force in world cinema during its brief existence from 1917 to 1945....

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