Ufa

Ufa means "dark water" or "high ground" in Bashkir. Tourists come to the capital of Bashkortostan to see the Salavat Yulaev Palace, visit the National Library, visit the House of Merchant Suleimanov Historical and Cultural Complex, and catch a performance at the State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater. If you're looking for somewhere to eat in Ufa, you'll find many establishments near Gostiny Dvor in the city center. Bashkir cuisine is quite unique: for starters, visitors are offered tukmach, shurpa, elesh, and ugru soups, followed by kazy sausage, beshbarmak (boiled meat with dough), and kullama (braised lamb). You can relax at the AZIMUT hotel chain in Ufa; you'll be pleasantly surprised by the room rates.