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23-581: The city is located in the Volga Upland region and stands on the shore of the Cheboksary Reservoir . Its area is 250.9 square kilometers (96.9 sq mi). The satellite city of Novocheboksarsk is located about 6 kilometers ( 3 + 1 ⁄ 2  mi) east of Cheboksary. Cheboksary was first mentioned in written sources in 1469, but according to archaeological excavations, the area had been populated much earlier. The site hosted

46-431: A Bulgarian city of Veda Suvar , which appeared after Mongols defeated major Volga Bulgarian cities in the 13th century. During Khanate period the town is believed by some to have had a Turkic (probably, Tatar ) name Çabaqsar and that the current Russian and English names originate from it. However, in maps by European travelers it was marked as Cibocar (Pizzigano, 1367), Veda-Suar ( Fra Mauro , 1459). Shupashkar ,

69-453: A bay unless its area is as large as (or larger than) that of the semi-circle whose diameter is a line drawn across the mouth of that indentation — otherwise it would be referred to as a bight . There are various ways in which bays can form. The largest bays have developed through plate tectonics . As the super-continent Pangaea broke up along curved and indented fault lines, the continents moved apart and left large bays; these include

92-482: A location in the Volga Federal District is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Bay A bay is a recessed, coastal body of water that directly connects to a larger main body of water, such as an ocean , a lake , or another bay. A large bay is usually called a gulf , sea , sound , or bight . A cove is a small, circular bay with a narrow entrance. A fjord

115-734: A number of heated pools, health clubs, and museums (including the Chuvash National Museum and Russia's only beer museum). Cheboksary hosted a language festival in 1996. Cheboksary regularly hosts athletics meetings and racewalking events, including the 2008 IAAF World Race Walking Cup , the 2015 European Team Championships Super League , and the 2016 Russian athletics and masters athletics championships. The 2016 IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships were moved from Cheboksary to Rome as part of IAAF sanctions against doping in Russia . Educational institutions include

138-540: A philharmonic orchestra , the Chuvash State Puppet Theater and numerous theaters (showing productions in both Russian and Chuvash languages). However, a very popular gathering place for the locals is the recently completed zaliv ( bay ), situated in the middle of the city. Cheboksary also has boardwalks and beaches along the Volga River , where people swim in the summer. There are also

161-708: A southwest-northeasterly direction from Volgograd to Kazan . The Tsimlyansk Reservoir lies at the southwestern end of the Volga Upland, with the Kuybyshev Reservoir at the northeastern end. The landscape on the Volga Uplands is hilly, and several rivers have cut into it, such as the Khopyor , Medveditsa and the Sura . The Volga–Don Canal cuts through the lowlands between the Volga Uplands to

184-691: Is a vast region of the East European Plain in the European part of Russia that lies west of the Volga River and east of the Central Russian Upland . The uplands lie in the cool continental climate zone, characterised by large fluctuations in seasonal temperatures and generally little rainfall. Outside of the cities in the region, population density is generally between 28 and 129 inhabitants per square mile. The uplands run for approximately 800 kilometres (500 mi) in

207-543: Is an elongated bay formed by glacial action. The term embayment is also used for related features , such as extinct bays or freshwater environments. A bay can be the estuary of a river, such as the Chesapeake Bay , an estuary of the Susquehanna River . Bays may also be nested within each other; for example, James Bay is an arm of Hudson Bay in northeastern Canada . Some large bays, such as

230-465: Is potentially a taxi. This can be a convenient way to get around but it is also potentially dangerous. Official taxis cost less than 6 dollars for travel between most points within the city. Because the Volga River runs through Chuvashia, Cheboksary is a frequent stop on the many boat tours that travel along the major cities up and down the Volga. To the south, Volgograd , Rostov-on-Don , Astrakhan ,

253-579: The Bay of Bengal and Hudson Bay, have varied marine geology . The land surrounding a bay often reduces the strength of winds and blocks waves . Bays may have as wide a variety of shoreline characteristics as other shorelines. In some cases, bays have beaches , which "are usually characterized by a steep upper foreshore with a broad, flat fronting terrace". Bays were significant in the history of human settlement because they provided easy access to marine resources like fisheries . Later they were important in

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276-633: The Caspian Sea , and Black Sea are directly reachable. To the west, the Volga River connects Cheboksary with Nizhny Novgorod , Yaroslavl , Moscow , and the northern regions of Russia. By using river-sea vessels, it is possible to take cargo from Chuvash riverports all the way to Saint Petersburg , Novorossiysk (on the Black Sea), Astrakhan , and ports situated on the Danube river. However,

299-845: The Chuvash State University , Chuvash State Agriculture Academy , the Chuvash State Pedagogical University , and the Cheboksary Cooperative Technical School. Cheboksary is located near the Cheboksary Dam generating up to 1,404 MW, with a reservoir of 2,274 square kilometers (878 sq mi). Cheboksary is the location of the headquarters of the Concern Tractor Plants , Russia's leading machine building company and one of

322-667: The Chuvash name literally means the "fortress of the Chuvash". In 1555, the Russians built a fortress and established a settlement here. In 1625, there were 458 soldiers quartered in Cheboksary, and in 1646 there were 661 males living in the settlement. At the end of the 17th century, Cheboksary was regarded as a major commercial city of the Volga region, and in 1781 it was granted town status within Kazan Governorate . In

345-531: The beginning of the 19th century the population was about 5500, the town had a sawmill and several small manufactures. In the 16th and the first half of the 17th century the Vvedensky cathedral, four monasteries and eight churches had been built, in the 18th century the stone buildings of treasury and archive, magistracy, court, and ten churches. In 1880, here were counted 783 houses (33 of them from stone), 91 stores, three schools, two hospitals, and one bank. In

368-415: The beginning of the 20th century, 5,100 people lived in Cheboksary. In 1965, the population grew to 163,000. Cheboksary is the capital of the republic. Within the framework of administrative divisions , it is, together with two urban-type settlements ( Novye Lapsary and Sosnovka ) and two rural localities , incorporated as the city of republic significance of Cheboksary —an administrative unit with

391-527: The development of sea trade as the safe anchorage they provide encouraged their selection as ports . The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea defines a bay as a well-marked indentation in the coastline, whose penetration is in such proportion to the width of its mouth as to contain land-locked waters and constitute more than a mere curvature of the coast. An indentation, however, shall not be regarded as

414-401: The largest heavy mechanical engineering companies in the world. An extensive system of trolleybuses , autobuses , and minibuses covers the city, providing quick, convenient access to all parts of the city. For those who prefer taxis , there are several taxi agencies available, but the favorite means of transportation among locals are so-called "Gypsy" cabs. In Russia, anybody who owns a car

437-488: The north and the adjacent Yergeni Hills to the south. The Volga Uplands themselves are rather sparsely populated, but along their edges and in particular along the banks of the Volga there are several large cities, such as (from north to south) Kazan , Ulyanovsk , Saransk , Penza , Syzran , Saratov and Volgograd . The hill ranges along the Volga banks are traditionally called mountains ( горы ), despite being of low height. The main ones are: This article about

460-547: The region is continental ( Köppen : Dfb), and it is similar to the climate in Moscow , although colder in winter, which lasts from late November until late March with a permanent snow cover. Cheboksary is twinned with: Volga Upland The Volga Upland , also known as the Volga Uplands , Volga Hills , or Volga Plateau ([Приволжская возвышенность] Error: {{Lang}}: invalid parameter: |3= ( help ) ),

483-528: The river is frozen from December to April. The Cheboksary Airport ( IATA CSY, ICAO UWKS, international airport since 1995) receives both cargo and passenger aircraft of practically all types and sizes. There are regularly scheduled flights to Moscow and other destinations. Chuvashia Airlines was based at this airport until operations ceased in 2009. Cheboksary is located about a four-hour drive from Strigino International Airport near Nizhny Novgorod , which offers more flight connections. The climate in

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506-526: The satellite city Novocheboksarsk forms a polycentric agglomeration with a population of more than 680 thousand people. The population of Cheboksary consists mainly of the two following ethnic groups; the Chuvash (62%), and ethnic Russians (34%). Mixed marriages are quite common. Cheboksary possesses many cultural opportunities. These include the Public Order (Badge of Honor) Russian Drama Theater ,

529-482: The status equal to that of the districts . As a municipal division , the city of republic significance of Cheboksary is incorporated as Cheboksary Urban Okrug . For administrative purposes, Cheboksary is divided into three city districts: Kalininskiy , Leninskiy , and Moskovskiy . Population: 497,807 ( 2021 Census ) ; 453,721 ( 2010 Census ) ; 440,621 ( 2002 Census ) ; 419,592 ( 1989 Soviet census ) . The city of Cheboksary together with

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