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Samara (Russian: Сама́ра), the sixth largest city in Russia and the capital of an eponymous region, lies on the Volga River in European Russia. It is a major economic, industrial, and cultural center and has a population of over 1,164,000.
Samara (Russian: Сама́ра) is the largest city and administrative center of Samara Oblast. The city is located at the confluence of the Volga and the Samara rivers, with a population of over 1.14 million residents, up to 1.22 million residents in the urban agglomeration not including Novokubyshevsk actually not conurbated. The city covers an area of 541.382 square kilometers (209.029 sq mi), and is the eighth-largest city in Russia and the tenth agglomeration, the third-most populous city on the Volga, as well as the Volga Federal District.
Formerly a closed city, Samara is now a large and important social, political, economic, industrial, and cultural center in Russia and hosted the European Union—Russia Summit in May 2007. It has a continental climate characterized by hot summers and cold winters. The life of Samara's citizens has always been intrinsically linked to the Volga River, which has not only served as the main commercial thoroughfare of Russia throughout several centuries but also has great visual appeal. Samara's riverfront is considered one of the favorite recreation places both for local citizens and tourists.