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[[Image:Coat of Arms of Saransk (Mordovia).png|right|thumb|200px|Coat of Arms of Saransk]][[Image:Соборная площадь г. Саранска.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Ushakov Monument in front of Cathedral]][[Image:SaranskKommunisticheskaya.JPG|right|thumb|200px|Kommunisticheskaya Street in Saransk]] |
[[Image:Coat of Arms of Saransk (Mordovia).png|right|thumb|200px|Coat of Arms of Saransk]][[Image:Соборная площадь г. Саранска.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Ushakov Monument in front of Cathedral]][[Image:SaranskKommunisticheskaya.JPG|right|thumb|200px|Kommunisticheskaya Street in Saransk]] |
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'''Saransk''' ({{lang-ru|Сара́нск}}; [[Mordvin language|Mordvin]]: Саран ош) is a city in central European [[Russia]] and the capital of the [[Mordovia|Republic of Mordovia]]. It is located in the [[Volga River|Volga]] [[river basin|basin]] at the confluence of the [[Saranka River|Saranka]] and [[Insar River|Insar]] rivers, about 630 km east of [[Moscow]], at {{coor dm|54|11|N|45|11|E}}. Population: 304,866 ([[Russian Census (2002)|2002 Census]]). It is served by [[Saransk Airport]] and hosts the air base [[Lyambir]]. |
'''Saransk''' ({{lang-ru|Сара́нск}}; [[Mordvin language|Mordvin]]: Саран ош in Latinized form Saran Osh) is a city in central European [[Russia]] and the capital of the [[Mordovia|Republic of Mordovia]]. It is located in the [[Volga River|Volga]] [[river basin|basin]] at the confluence of the [[Saranka River|Saranka]] and [[Insar River|Insar]] rivers, about 630 km east of [[Moscow]], at {{coor dm|54|11|N|45|11|E}}. Population: 304,866 ([[Russian Census (2002)|2002 Census]]). It is served by [[Saransk Airport]] and hosts the air base [[Lyambir]]. |
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Saransk (Template:Lang-ru; Mordvin: Саран ош in Latinized form Saran Osh) is a city in central European Russia and the capital of the Republic of Mordovia. It is located in the Volga basin at the confluence of the Saranka and Insar rivers, about 630 km east of Moscow, at 54°11′N 45°11′E / 54.183°N 45.183°E. Population: 304,866 (2002 Census). It is served by Saransk Airport and hosts the air base Lyambir.
History
Saransk has many historic architectural sites stemming from its early settlement in 1641 as a fortress for the southeastern border of the Russian State. Soviet planners reconstructed the old city center in the 1960s and 1970s, adding wide streets and planning the construction of massive residential areas.
Other information
Industrial activity in Saransk includes the production of electrical cables, chemicals, decorative cloth, and food products; machine building, and metalworking. The city also has two thermal power stations. Saransk has had a train station since 1893, currently located on the Ruzayevka - Kazan rail route, and is located along a highway.
Saransk has several theaters: a drama theater (founded in 1961), a State Puppet Theater of the Republic of Mordovia, and a comedy theater. It also has a regional history museum and a museum of painting. The Mordovian State University (founded in 1957) is located in Saransk as well as several technical schools.
A remarkable structure of Saransk is Saransk TV Tower, a 180 metres tall guyed tubular steel mast built in 1961, which has 8 crossbars with gangways running in 2 levels from the mast structure to the guys.
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