Place:Mariĭ El, Privolzhsky, Russia

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NameMariĭ El
Alt namesMari El-provisional
Marisource: Times Atlas of World History (1993) p 349
Mari ASSRsource: Times Atlas of World History (1993) p 349
Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republicsource: Encyclopædia Britannica (1988) VII, 838-839
Mari El Republicsource: Family History Library Catalog
Mari El Republicsource: Wikipedia
Mari-Elsource: Encyclopædia Britannica (1988) VII, 839; Russia, National Geographic (1993) map supplement
Marijskaja Avtonomnaja Sovetskajasource: Rand McNally Atlas (1991) I-107
Mariĭ Elsource: Family History Library Catalog
Респу́блика Мари́й Элsource: Wikipedia
TypeRepublic
Coordinates56.5°N 48°E
Located inPrivolzhsky, Russia
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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The Mari El Republic (Respublika Mariy El; Meadow Mari: ; Hill Mari: ) is a federal subject of Russia (a republic). It is in the European Russia region of the country, along the northern bank of the Volga River, and is administratively part of the Volga Federal District. The Mari El Republic has a population of 696,459 (2010 Census).

Yoshkar-Ola is the capital and the largest city of the Republic.

Mari El is one of Russia's ethnic republics, established for the indigenous Mari people, a Finnic nation who have traditionally lived along the Volga River and Kama River. The majority of the Republic's population are ethnic Russians (47.4%) and Mari (43.9%), with minority populations of Tatars and Chuvash. The official languages are Russian and Mari. Mari El is bordered by Nizhny Novgorod Oblast to the west, Kirov Oblast to the north, Tatarstan Republic to the east, and Chuvashia Republic to the south.

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