
1) Autonomous Turkic state
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The Republic of Bashkortostan (p=rʲɪsˈpublʲɪkə bəʂkərtɐˈstan; Башҡортостан Республикаһы, Başqortostan Respublikahı), also known as Bashkiria (p=bɐʂˈkʲirʲɪjə) is a federal subject of Russia (a republic). It is located between the Volga River and the Ural Mountains. Its capital is the city of Ufa. With the...
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[newspaper] Bashkortostan (Башҡортостан) is a leading Bashkir-language newspaper published in Ufa, named after the republic of Bashkortostan within the Russian Federation. It provides a wide coverage of the social, political and cultural events in the region. The paper is published five times a week (except Sundays and Mondays)....
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republic in Russia, extending from the western slopes of the southern Ural Mountains in the east to the rolling hills of the Bugulma-Belebey Upland ... [1 related articles]
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(republic) Autonomous republic of the Russian Federation; area 143,600 sq km/55,444 sq mi; population (1990) 3,964,000 (40% Russian, 30% Tatar, 25% Bashkir). The capital is Ufa. The Ural Mountains are in the east and River Kama in the northwest; other rivers are Bel...
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