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KHL team Salavat Yulaev Ufa plays in the city, as does Russian Major League team Toros Neftekamsk, and Minor Hockey League team Tolpar Ufa.

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There are over 13,000 rivers in the republic. Many rivers are part of the deepwater transportation system of  European Russia; they provide access to ports of the Baltic and Black seas.

Major rivers include:

Belaya (Aghidhel) River (1,430 km)

Ufa (Qaraidel) River (918 km)

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Average annual temperature: +0.3 °C (32.5 °F) (mountains) to +2.8 °C (37.0 °F) (plains)

Average January temperature: −16 °C (3 °F)

Average July temperature:   +18 °C (64 °F)

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Bashkortostan is one of the largest cultural centers of  Russia.

In addition, Bashkortostan is home to song and dance companies, a network  of national theaters, museums, and libraries, and a number of annual folk festivals. The republic has seven Bashkir, four Russian, and two Tatar State Drama Theaters, a State Opera and Ballet Theater, a National Symphony Orchestra, "Bashkortostan" film studio, thirty philharmonic collectives, and the Bashkir State Folk Dance Ensemble.

The Bashkir School of Dance is well respected, with many students receiving international awards at competitions in Russia and other countries. World-renowned ballet dancer Rudolf  Nureyev, as a child, was encouraged to dance in Bashkir folk performances, and began his dancing career in Ufa.

Bakshir literature is the literary tradition of the Republic of Bashkortostan.

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Spoken languages:

Russian (50%)

Tatar (30%),

Bashkir (20%).

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Ufa  is the capital city of the Republic of  Bashkortostan, Russia, and the industrial, economic, scientific and cultural center of  the republic.  Population: 1,105,667

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The Republic of  Bashkortostan , also known as Bashkiria  is a federal subject of  Russia (a republic).  It is located between the Volga Riverand the Ural Mountains. Its capital is the city of Ufa.  With the population of   4,072,292.