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Rostov-on-Don


The city of Rostov-on-Don (in Russian, Ростов-на-Дону), on the banks of the River Don, is located in the oblast (state, province) of Rostov in Don, south of Russia. The Don River, which crosses Rostov, flows into the Sea Black. From Moscow to Rostov there are 1075 km. Rostov has almost 11,300 inhabitants. And for whom want it to go until the city of Azov, on the Black Sea, there are another 40 km ahead.


Trade Center

Rostov-on-Don is the most important commercial and industrial center in the south of the Russian Federation, with machinery and mineral industries, export of wood and oil from the Caucasus, thanks to its strategic river port.


Communication Center

The city is an important crossing of railway network and river port because it communicates so much with the Black Sea, through deep channel up the coast, and through the Volga-Don Canal, is in contact with the rest of Russia.


What to see?


Among the attractions of Rostov do Don, we highlight:

• the cathedral of the Virgin of the Nativity

• the Holy Trinity Temple

• the Regional Museum of Fine Arts in Rostov

• the Máximo Gorki Theater

• the Orthodox Church of the Intercession



Russia's Regions

The country's territory is divided in 85 administrative entities (oblasts, republics, krais, federal cities, among other) which are included in eight federal districts. Among the entities we highlight: Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Krasnodar, Ekaterinburg, Rostov on Don, Ufa, Kazan, Nijni Novgorod, Tcheliabinsk, Tiumen, Samara, Saratov, Kemerovo, Novosibirsk, Krasnoiarsk, Stavropol, Barnaul, Makhatchkala, Perm and Volgograd, among the most important.

Russia's Main Cities

The 10 main cities in Russia are:
  1. Moscow, the capital
  2. Saint Petersburg
  3. Krasnodar
  4. Ekaterinburg
  5. Rostov-on-Don
  6. Kazan
  7. Volgograd
  8. Perm
  9. Nijni Novgorod
  10. Samara


Russia's Main Tourist Destinations

Important tourist destination in the world, Russia welcomes about 25 million visitors every year. O turismo representa cerca de 10% do PIB do país. Moscow is one of the most visited cities in Europe and the world . The 10 main tourist destinations in Russia are:
  1. Moscow, the capital
  2. Saint Petersburg
  3. Krasnodar
  4. Ekaterinburg
  5. Rostov-on-Don
  6. Kazan
  7. Volgograd
  8. Perm
  9. Nijni Novgorod
  10. Samara



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