Samara is located in the south of Russia, about 200 kilometers north of the Russian-Kazakh state border. Right on the left bank of the Volga, between the mouths of the Samara and Sok rivers, the city has been built and stretches for 20 kilometers along the river. The distance to Moscow is about 860 kilometers in the northern direction.
Samara is a megacity located in the south-east, the European part of the Russian Federation. Founded in 1586, the city has about 1,200,000 inhabitants, making it the ninth largest city in all of Russia. Due to its location, Samara has a continental climate with long, cold winters and warm, dry summers. After about 200 kilometers, the Kazakh border has already been reached from Samara.


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