Samara Oblast

Samara Oblast occupies a stretch of the middle Volga basin in European Russia. The Volga is its defining waterway, curving around the Zhiguli Mountains to form the great Samarskaya Luka bend, where forested slopes meet broad river plains. Samara, the regional capital, developed as a major Volga port and is closely associated with Russia’s aerospace industry; its space museum displays a Soyuz launch vehicle. Across the oblast, river settlements, farmland and industrial cities reveal the many roles of this central Russian region. The Zhiguli Nature Reserve protects part of the mountain-and-river landscape. Continue through nearby webcams to explore different parts of Samara Oblast.

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