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Fun fact 1 about Samara

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Samara is named after the Samara River, which likely meant 'summer water' in an ancient Indo-Iranian language.

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Samara

Russia

Country
Russia
Population
1.2M
Coordinates
53.20, 50.10
271st most populous city in the world

Samara, formerly known as Kuybyshev (1935–1991), is the largest city and administrative centre of Samara Oblast in Russia.

From the “Etymology” section

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