1.Yoshkar-Ola is the capital of the Mari Republic.
Yoshkar-Ola means red city in Mari.
The emblem is elk.
2.It is a political, economic, cultural and scientific centre of the republic.
3.Yoshkar-Ola is situated on the banks of Malaya Kokshaga river.
4.It is 862 kms away from Moscow.
5.The population is about 280 000 people.
6.The city was founded in 1584 during the reign of Ivan the IVth the Terrible.
7.The city was known as Tsarevokokshaisk, Krasnokokshaisk.
8.In 1928 the town was given the name Yoshkar-Ola.
9.Yoshkar-Ola is an industrial centre with more than 50 enterprises.
10.You can see many sights: Voznesenskaya church
Assumption cathedral
the “Yoshkar-Ola” hotel
Mari National Drama Theatre which is also the Theatre of Opera and Ballet the Memorial to the Military Glory
the Kremlin
The Fine Arts Museum
the residence of the Mari President located in Leninsky Prospect
Nogotcov-Obolensky square
Lenin Square is the heart of the capital.
11.There are two universities in Yoshkar-Ola city: Mari State University and Mari State Technical University and three branches of Moscow Universities.
12.The city of Yoshkar-Ola is beautiful, modern, young with boulevards, bridges, green streets and parks
Yoshkar-Ola has friendly relationship with the French city of Bourge.
