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The city of Izhevsk is the capital of the Udmurtia Republic of Russia. The city, with a population of about 630 thousand people, is located on the Ij River. Izhevsk city, which is especially developed in vehicle and weapons industry, is located between Vyatki and Kama rivers. The main water source of the city is artificial Izhevsk Lake. In the city, which is 1129 kilometers from Moscow, the annual average temperature is 7 degrees Celsius while the average annual humidity is 76%. In Izhevsk city where people of about hundred different nationalities live, the majority of the population is composed of Udmurtia, Russians, Tatars, Ukrainians, White Russians, Mari, Bashkirs and Chuvash respectively. The largest place of worship in the city, which houses many religious societies, is the Russian Orthodox Patriarch.

The mosque built by the Tatars in 1856 with the money from the military factory and the ones built by devout Muslims in 1916 were destroyed in the 1930s. Today, there are thee mosques in the city. One of these is the Udmurtia Mosque. Izhevsk, the most important science and cultural center of Udmurtia, hosts many universities, theaters, museums, cultural centers, palaces, parks and libraries. As for the transportation possibilities of the city, there are 12 trams, 11 trolley buses and 43 buses. There are also 30 companies that offer taxi services.