| a city in and the capital of the Mari Autonomous Republic, in the Russian Federation in Europe, NW of Kazan. 227,000. |
Yoshkar-Ola
city and capital of Mari El republic, western Russia, on the Malaya (little) Kokshaga River. Yoshkar-Ola was founded in 1578, and in 1584 the fortress of Tsaryovokokshaysk was built there by Tsar Boris Godunov. Its remoteness from lines of communication prevented any development
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