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Alpine meadows in Apsheronsk district
View of Sochi from the Black Sea, Southern Russia
Located in the far southwest, the Southern Russia boasts warm summer meadows, the enchanting sea shores, and high snow-capped mountain peaks. The official name for Southern Russia is Southern Federal District, formely known as North Caucasus Region.
The 2014 Olympic Winter Games will take place in Sochi, a fairly small and beautiful resort city located on the shore of the Black Sea in Krasnodar Krai. Below is the list of oblasts that comprise the Southern District of Russia.
- Astrakhan Oblast
- Chechen Republic
- Kabardino-Balkar Republic
- Karachay-Cherkess Republic
- Krasnodar Krai
- Republic of Adygea
- Republic of Dagestan
- Republic of Ingushetia
- Republic of Kalmykia
- Republic of North Ossetia-Alania
- Rostov Oblast
- Stavropol Krai
- Volgograd Oblast
Largest Cities in the Southern Russia
The biggest cities in the Southern Russia include:
Rank | City in English | Russian name | Population |
1. | Rostov-on-Don | Росто́в-на-Дону́ | 1,068,267 |
2. | Volgograd | Волгогра́д | 1,011,417 |
3. | Krasnodar | Краснода́р | 646,175 |
4. | Astrakhan | А́страхань | 502,800 |
5. | Makhachkala | Махачкала́ | 462,412 |
6. | Stavropol | Ста́врополь | 354,867 |
7. | Sochi | Со́чи | 334,282 |
8. | Vladikavkaz | Владикавка́з | 315,068 |
9. | Volzhsky | Во́лжский | 313,169 |
10. | Novorossiysk | Новоросси́йск | 283,800 |
11. | Taganrog | Таганро́г | 279,000 |
12. | Nalchik | На́льчик | 274,974 |
13. | Shakhty | Ша́хты | 244,364 |
14. | Grozny | Гро́зный | 210,720 |
15. | Maykop | Майко́п | 156,931 |
16. | Nazran | Назра́нь | 134,280 |
All population figures are as of the 2002 Census.