Place:Yoshkar-Ola, Mariĭ El, Privolzhsky, Russia

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NameYoshkar-Ola
Alt namesIoshkar-Olasource: Britannica Book of the Year (1993) p 700; Encyclopædia Britannica (1988) XII, 857; NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
Joškar-Olasource: Rand McNally Atlas (1994) I-81
Krasnokokshaysksource: Encyclopædia Britannica (1988) XII, 857
Ĭoshkar-Olasource: Family History Library Catalog
Йошка́р-Ола́source: Wikipedia
TypeCity or town
Coordinates56.667°N 47.917°E
Located inMariĭ El, Privolzhsky, Russia     (1578 - )
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Yoshkar-Ola (Mari and ) is the capital city of the Mari El Republic, Russia. Yoshkar-Ola means “red city” in Mari and was formerly known as Tsaryovokokshaysk before 1919, as Krasnokokshaysk between 1919 and 1927 (both after the Malaya Kokshaga River, which runs through the city) and Charla, by the Mari people.

Yoshkar-Ola was established as a military fortress in 1584, following the Russian conquest of the Mari-inhabited regions of the Volga and its tributaries. It is currently one of the centers of the Mari people (especially of the Meadow Mari subgroup) and the administrative center of the Yoshkar-Ola city district.

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