Syktyvkar
Sign in to saveSyktyvkar (, , ; , ) is the capital city of the Komi Republic in Russia, as well as its largest city. It is also the administrative center of the Syktyvkar Urban Okrug. Until 1930, it was known as Ust-Sysolsk named after the Sysola River.
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Syktyvkar is the capital and largest city of the Komi Republic, a region in Russia, and serves as the administrative center for the Syktyvkar Urban Okrug. The city was renamed from its former name, Ust-Sysolsk, in 1930 and takes its current name from the Sysola River.
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- From up to the left: Syktyvkar station platform, Stefanovskaya square, Derbenev Trading House, Residential building in Zavodskaya street, Agrobiostation of the Komi State Pedagogical Institute, Library building, Botanical Garden of Syktyvkar State University, Fire station, Saint Stephen of Perm Orthodox cathedral, Monument to I.A. Kuratov, the founder of Komi literature: Theatre Square, Ust-Sysolsky Theological School
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Syktyvkar (, , ; , ) is the capital city of the Komi Republic in Russia, as well as its largest city. It is also the administrative center of the Syktyvkar Urban Okrug. Until 1930, it was known as Ust-Sysolsk named after the Sysola River.
==Etymology== The city's name comes from Syktyv, the Komi name for the Sysola River, and kar, meaning "city" in the Komi language.