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Riga Destination Guide

Discover Riga in Russia

Riga in the region of Samara is a place located in Russia - some 514 mi or ( 827 km ) East of Moscow , the country's capital .

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Local time in Riga is now 01:13 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Samara " with a UTC offset of 4 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Yoshkar-Ola, Ul'yanovsk, Staraya Binaradka, Kuibyshev, and Obrezki. When in this area, you might want to check out Yoshkar-Ola . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Riga ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Kurumoch International Airport

Kurumoch International Airport (Russian: Международный аэропорт «Курумоч») is the international airport of Samara, Russia located 35 km (22 mi) north of the city. In 2006, it handled 1,218,954 passengers and 4,121 metric tonnes of cargo. The airport was the base of defunct Samara Airlines.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 53.50 50.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Airports built in the Soviet Union, Airports in Samara Oblast, Samara, Russia

Grushinsky festival

Grushinsky festival is an annual Russian bard song festival that has been established in 1968. It takes place near the city of Samara, on the Mastryukovo lakes. The festival takes its name from Valeri Grushin, a singer-songwriter who died during a backcountry camping trip trying to save his drowning friends. During Soviet times, the formal oversight of the festival was performed by VLKSM.

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Located at 53.47 49.91 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Tags: Music festivals in Russia