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Rostov-on-Don is a port city and the administrative centre of Rostov Oblast and the Southern Federal District of Russia.It lies in the southeastern part of the East European Plain on the Don River, 32 kilometers (20 mi) from the Sea of Azov, directly north of the North Caucasus.
- 348.5 km² (134.6 sq mi)
- 1749
- 70 m (230 ft)
- Russia
Rostov (Russian: Росто́в, IPA:) is a town in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, one of the oldest in the country and a tourist center of the Golden Ring. It is located on the shores of Lake Nero , 202 kilometers (126 mi) northeast of Moscow.
- 862
- Russia
- Andrey Los'
- Yaroslavl Oblast
Apr 1, 2024 · Rostov-on-Don, city and administrative centre of Rostov oblast (province), southwestern Russia. It lies along the lower Don River, 30 miles (50 km) above the latter’s mouth on the Sea of Azov. The city was founded in 1749 as the customs post of Temernika, when the river mouth was still in Turkish hands. It then became a flourishing trade centre.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Feb 26, 2022 · Rostov-on-Don (Rostov-na-Donu) is the capital city of the Russian federal subject of Rostov Oblast. It is the biggest city in Southern Russia and the 10th most populous in the country, with a current population of 1,110,000. Owing to its strategic position on the Don River, Rostov-on-Don acts as a vital seaport and industrial juggernaut.
Apr 5, 2024 · Rostov, city, Yaroslavl oblast (region), northwestern Russia. It lies along Lake Nero and the Moscow-Yaroslavl railway. First mentioned in the chronicles in 862, Rostov was an outstanding centre of early medieval Russia. In 1207 Rostov became the capital of a princedom, which remained under Tatar
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Dec 4, 2017 · It is a large administrative, economic, cultural, scientific, educational, industrial center and the most important transport hub in the South of Russia. The population of Rostov-on-Don is about 1,135,000 (2022), the area - 348 sq. km. The phone code - +7 863, the postal codes - 344000-344999.
Rostov-on-Don (Russian: Ростов-на-Дону Rostov-na-Donu) is the biggest city and the centre of Southern Russia, and tenth most populous city in Russia. Understand [ edit ] This area where the East European Plain touches the Black Sea has seen habitation by civilizations stretching back to Scythian, Roman, Greek, and Ottoman times.
