City Details: Samara
A few alternate names for Samara are: KUF, Kuibyschew, Kuibyshev, Kujbyshev, Kuybyshev, Samar, Samar khot, Samar osh, Samara, Samarae
Samara, formerly known as Kuybyshev (1935–1991), is the largest city and administrative centre of Samara Oblast in Russia. The city is located at the confluence of the Volga and the Samara rivers, with a population of over 1.14 million residents, up to 1.22 million residents in the urban agglomeration, not including Novokuybyshevsk, which is not conurbated. The city covers an area of 541.4 square kilometers (209.0 sq mi), and is the eighth-largest city in Russia and tenth agglomeration, the third-most populous city on the Volga, as well as the Volga Federal District.
General Information
- Official Name: Russian Federation
- Common Name: Russia
- Population: 1163399
- Timezone: Europe/Samara
- Coordinates: 53.20007, 50.15
- Country Code: RUS
- Continent: Europe, Asia
Closest Airports to Samara
- 1. Kurumoch International Airport (KUF), distance from city center: 33.91 km
- 2. Ulyanovsk East Airport (ULY), distance from city center: 160.18 km
- 3. Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport (ULV), distance from city center: 173.52 km
Location of Samara
Country Details
- Country: Russia
- Official Name: Russian Federation
- Capital: Moscow
- Region: Europe
- Subregion: Eastern Europe
- Population: 144,104,080
- Area: 17,098,242 km²
- Languages: Russian
- Currency: Russian ruble (₽)
- Timezones: UTC+03:00, UTC+04:00, UTC+06:00, UTC+07:00, UTC+08:00, UTC+09:00, UTC+10:00, UTC+11:00, UTC+12:00
- Flag:
Has borders with:
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- China
- Estonia
- Finland
- Georgia
- Kazakhstan
- Korea (North)
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Mongolia
- Norway
- Poland
- Ukraine
Holidays in Samara, Russian Federation
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Museums in Samara, Russian Federation
Музей им. П.В. Алабина
Leninskaya Street 142, Leninskiy rayon, Samara, Samara Oblast, Russia, 443028
Coordinates: 53.1928° N, 50.1090° E
Hours: Tu-We, Fr-Su 10:00-18:00 • Th 13:00-21:00
Самара Космическая
Lenina Avenue 21, Oktyabrskiy rayon, Samara, Samara Oblast, Russia, 443028
Coordinates: 53.2127° N, 50.1454° E
Hours: Tu-We, Fr 10:00-18:00 • Th 13:00-20:00 • Sa 11:00-17:00 • Su 11:00-15:00 • Tu[1] off “санитарный день”
Бункер И. В. Сталина
Frunze Street 167, Leninskiy rayon, Samara, Samara Oblast, Russia, 443010
Coordinates: 53.1968° N, 50.0981° E
Hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-13:00, 14:00-15:00
Музей истории трамвайно-троллейбусного управления
Michurina Street 3, Leninskiy rayon, Samara, Samara Oblast, Russia, 443028
Coordinates: 53.1993° N, 50.1318° E
Hours: We-Su 11:00-15:00
Музей авиации и космонавтики им. академика С.П. Королева
Moskovskoe shosse 34А, Oktyabrskiy rayon, Samara, Samara Oblast, Russia, 443028
Coordinates: 53.2124° N, 50.1778° E
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-17:00
Дом рока "Звезда"
Novo-Sadovaya Street 106Г, Oktyabrskiy rayon, Samara, Samara Oblast, Russia, 443028
Coordinates: 53.2160° N, 50.1462° E
Hours: We-Su 12:00-20:00
Самара Космическая
Krasnoarmeyskaya Street 131, Шмидта, Samara, Samara Oblast, Russia, 443028
Coordinates: 53.1866° N, 50.1276° E
Hours: Tu-We, Fr-Su 10:00-18:00 • Mo, Th 12:00-20:00
Музей модерна
Frunze Street 159, Leninskiy rayon, Samara, Samara Oblast, Russia, 443028
Coordinates: 53.1942° N, 50.0963° E
Hours: Tu-We, Fr-Su 10:00-18:00 • Th 13:00-21:00
Музей истории Куйбышевской железной дороги
Komsomolskaya square 1, Шмидта, Samara, Samara Oblast, Russia, 443030
Coordinates: 53.1861° N, 50.1214° E
Самарский областной художественный музей
Kuybysheva Street 92, Samarskiy rayon, Samara, Samara Oblast, Russia, 443099
Coordinates: 53.1895° N, 50.0897° E
Музей-усадьба А.Н. Толстого
Frunze Street 155, Leninskiy rayon, Samara, Samara Oblast, Russia, 443028
Coordinates: 53.1935° N, 50.0958° E
Hours: Mo-We,Fr,Su 10:00-18:00 • Th,Sa 12:00-20:00
Дом-музей М.В. Фрунзе
Frunze Street 114, Samarskiy rayon, Samara, Samara Oblast, Russia, 443028
Coordinates: 53.1915° N, 50.0937° E
Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-18:00 • Su,Mo off
Музей истории им. М.Д. Челышова
Frunze Street 49, Samarskiy rayon, Samara, Samara Oblast, Russia, 443099
Coordinates: 53.1833° N, 50.0890° E
Hours: 10:00-18:00
??? Музей им. Эльдара Рязанова
Frunze Street 120, Leninskiy rayon, Samara, Samara Oblast, Russia, 443028
Coordinates: 53.1927° N, 50.0945° E
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-18:00
Военно-исторический музей Краснознаменного Приволжско-Уральского военного округа
Kuybysheva Street 157, Leninskiy rayon, Samara, Samara Oblast, Russia, 443028
Coordinates: 53.1967° N, 50.0955° E
Дом М.Д. Маштакова
Samarskaya Street 207, Leninskiy rayon, Samara, Samara Oblast, Russia, 443028
Coordinates: 53.2014° N, 50.1157° E
Дом-музей В.И. Ленина
Leninskaya Street 131, Leninskiy rayon, Samara, Samara Oblast, Russia, 443028
Coordinates: 53.1931° N, 50.1109° E
Музей археологии Поволжья, ПГСГА
Leninskaya Street 123, Leninskiy rayon, Samara, Samara Oblast, Russia, 443028
Coordinates: 53.1923° N, 50.1103° E
Фото-История, Самарский музей фотографии
Krasnoarmeyskaya Street 133, Шмидта, Samara, Samara Oblast, Russia, 443030
Coordinates: 53.1877° N, 50.1258° E
Самарский епархиальный церковно-исторический музей
Radonezhskaya Street 2, Oktyabrskiy rayon, Samara, Samara Oblast, Russia, 443110
Coordinates: 53.2060° N, 50.1416° E