Orenburg

American

[awr-uhn-burg, ohr-] / ˈɔr ənˌbɜrg, ˈoʊr- /

noun

a city in the southwestern part of the Russian Federation, on the Ural River.

Orenburg British

/ ˈɒrənˌbɜːɡ, arɪnˈburk /

noun

Former name (1938–57): Chkalov. a city in W Russia, on the Ural River. Pop: 550 000 (2005 est)

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In Orenburg, a resident said in a court hearing that she had gone to her balcony after hearing an explosion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

A local resident swims in floodwater in Orenburg, Russia, after a dam on the Ural River burst.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 18, 2024

From Orenburg the Ural flows through northwest Kazakhstan and into the Caspian Sea.

From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2024

Water levels have fallen in Orsk, further east and upstream of Orenburg.

From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2024

Serge Aksakoff,1 the author of this Russian classic, was born at Ufa, in the district of Orenburg, on September 20, 1791.

From A Russian Gentleman by S. T. (Sergei Timofeevich) Aksakov

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