- For the film production company in Berlin, see Universum Film AG.
Ufa (Уфа́) (oo-FAH) (Tatar Ufa, Öfä; Bashkir Өфө) is the capital of Bashkortostan (or Bashkiria), a republic in central Russia.
Population, 1.1 million (as of 2003). Geographical location, 54° 45' North, 55° 58' East.
Ufa is the major industrial centre of the Urals, and is situated at the confluence of
the Belaya and Ufa rivers. Industries include electrical and
mining equipment, oil refining, petrochemicals, synthetic rubber, and
processed foods. A fortress was built on the site in 1574, and the city was founded in
1586.
See also
Ufa's news boards, in Russian
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