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Feb 26, 2022 · Rostov is about 670 miles south of Moscow and sits in the immediate vicinity of the Luhansk and Donetsk regions of Eastern Ukraine. This region's climate is generally temperate and experiences steady rainfall throughout the year.
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
Rostov-on-Don [a] 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
Apr 1, 2024 · Rostov-on-Don, city and administrative center of Rostov oblast (province), southwestern Russia. It lies along the lower Don River, above the river’s mouth on the Sea of Azov. It was founded in 1749 as the customs post of Temernika, when the area was still in Turkish hands.
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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
Rostov Oblast borders Ukraine (Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts) and also Volgograd and Voronezh Oblasts in the north, Krasnodar and Stavropol Krais in the south, and the Republic of Kalmykia in the east. The Rostov oblast is located in the Pontic-Caspian steppe. It is directly north over the North Caucasus and west of the Yergeni hills.
Feb 5, 2022 · Rostov-on-Don is a trade hub dating back centuries. It was the main gateway city to Russia's Caucasus region, but also to the wider Don region, which includes Ukraine's Donbas, during...
