Saransk is the capital city of the Republic of Mordovia, Russia, as well as its financial and economic centre.
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18 Facts About Saransk
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Saransk was one of the host cities of the official tournament of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
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The current name, "Saransk", refers to the city's situation on the Saranka river.
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In 1928 Saransk was the administrative centre of the newly established Mordvin National Okrug, which became the Mordovian Autonomous Oblast in 1930.
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Saransk has a relatively chilly version of the humid continental climate with warm but not hot summers and cold winters, that averages well below freezing for five months of the year.
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Industrial activity in Saransk includes the production of electrical cables, chemical production, textile manufacturing, food processing, machine building, and metallurgy.
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Saransk is by far the largest city in Mordovia and accounts for 34.
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Saransk has three Orthodox churches and a small Lutheran church, which was opened in 2005.
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The main cathedral in Saransk is the Cathedral of St Theodore Ushakov, the construction of which was completed in 2006.
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In 2012, Saransk hosted the IAAF World Race Walking Cup, while the city's FC Mordovia Saransk played three seasons in the Russian Premier League against the country's leading football clubs.
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Saransk I railway station is a station on the Kuybyshev Railway.
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Formerly, Saransk was served by two daily Penza–Nizhny Novgorod passenger trains, carrying passengers from nearby villages mainly to either Ruzayevka junction station and Penza or to Arzamas and Nizhny Novgorod.
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Saransk is serviced by one international federal airport, the Saransk Airport .
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In January 2017, the airport was closed for renovation until the end of the year, as Saransk was chosen to serve as a host city to matches of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
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In preparation of the city to the FIFA World Cup, Saransk has upgraded its park of municipal buses and trolleybuses.
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In preparation for the FIFA World Cup, Saransk has been linked to the airport by a new road; the construction of a new road junction providing access to the airport is currently in progress.
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