Orsk
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Orsk is the second largest city in Russia's Orenburg Oblast region, situated on the steppe near the southern Ural Mountains and straddling the Ural River. The city's location adjacent to the Kazakhstan-Russia border makes it geographically significant as a cross-border hub in southern Russia.
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- Locality
- Орск
- Region
- Оренбургская область
- Country
- Россия
- Population
- 246,836
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Orsk () is the second largest city in Orenburg Oblast, Russia, located on the steppe about southeast of the southern tip of the Ural Mountains. The city straddles the Ural River. Population: It lies adjacent to the Kazakhstan–Russia border.
==Geography== The city is located where the Ural River turns from south to west and where the Or River comes in from the southeast (hence the name). It was part of the Orenburg Line of forts.