Best Urals

Ufa, the capital of Bashkortostan, is a major industrial and cultural hub in Russia located where the Belaya and Yurtia rivers converge.

Perm, located on the Kama River in Russia's Ural Mountains, is an industrial city historically known for its metalworking and shipbuilding industries.

Chelyabinsk, Russia, is a major industrial city located east of the Ural Mountains and known for its steel production and the 2013 meteor airburst event.

Orenburg, located in Russia's Ural Federal District, is a major transport hub and industrial center known for its textile production and proximity to the Kazakhstan border.

Izhevsk, located in Russia's Ural Mountains, is a major industrial center known for its historical firearms manufacturing and as the birthplace of writer Nikolai Gogol.

Magnitogorsk, located in the Chelyabinsk Oblast of Russia, was founded in 1930 as a key industrial center and became renowned for its massive iron and steel production during Soviet industrialization.

Nizhny Tagil, Russia, is a major industrial city primarily known for its significant steel production and as the location of one of the world's largest metallurgical plants.