Name: Samara
Country: Russia
Time zone: GMT +4
Area: 466 sq km
Population: 1,16 million (2010)
Founded in: 1586
Climate: moderately continental
Average temperature: -8,2°C to -11,1°C in winter, +18,6°C to +20,9°C in summer
Area code: +7 (846)
Airports: Kurumoch
Train stations: Samara
Ports: river terminal (Volga river)
Bus stations: Tsentralny
Subway: 1 line; 9 stations
Religious buildings: Orthodox: Holy Ascension of Christ Church, Protection of the Holy Mother of God Cathedral, Peter and Paul the Apostles Church, Holy Martyrs Faith, Hope and Love and Their Mother Sophia Church, Holy Resurrection Cathedral (Holy Resurrection Monastery), Sts.Cyril and Methodius Equal to the Apostles Cathedral, Nativity of the Most Holy Mother of God Church, Iveron Convent, Holy Hierarch Alexiy the Metropolitan of Moscow Chapel, St.Megalomartyr George the Victorious Church, All Saints of Samara Synaxis Church; Armenian Apostolic: Holy Cross Surb Khach Church, Catholic: Most Holy Heart of Jesus Church; Lutheran: St.George Church; Muslim: Cathedral Mosque; Or Esrael Synagogue
Architectural landmarks: Golovkin Dacha, A.Kurlina Mansion, Shikhobalovs Mansion
Statues and memorials: V.Lenin, V.Chapayev, V.Kuybyshev, S.Kirov, V.Vysotsky, Glory Monument, Ladya Needle, Grieving Motherland Haut Relief, Soyuz Rocket Carrier Monument
Museums: Alabin Samara Region History and Local Lore Museum, Fine Arts Museum, Stalin’s Shelter Museum, Air and Space Museum, Vysotsky Museum, Samara Diocese Church History Museum, Samara Football Museum, Railway Equipment Museum
House-Museums of: M.Frunze, A.Tolstoy, the Ulyanovs
Theatres: Gorky Academic Drama Theatre, Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre, Samarskaya Ploschad Municipal Theatre, Kamernaya Stsena Municipal Drama Theatre, Gorod Theatre, SamArt Young Spectator’s Theatre, Puppet Theatre
Natural sites and parks: Strukov Garden, Central Culture and Leisure Park, Gagarin Culture and Leisure Park, Victory 30th Anniversary Culture and Leisure Park, Molodezhny Culture and Leisure Park, Voronezh Lakes Park, Druzhba Culture and Leisure Park, Samara State University Botanical Gardens
Expo centres: Expo-Volga, Alabin Exhibition Complex
Sports venues and clubs: Metallurg Stadium (FC Krylya Sovetov), MTL Arena Universal Complex (BC Krasnye Krylya), CSK VVS Ice Sports Palace (HC CSKA VVS)
Performance sites: State Philharmonic Hall, Pushkin Railway Palace of Culture, Garrison Officers’ Club, Mochalov Metallurgist Palace of Culture
Entertainment sites: Popov State Circus, Zoo, Victoria Water Park
Restaurants of national cuisine: Russian: Russkaya Okhota, Boyarskiye Palaty
