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Urals

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  1. Mountain range primarily in the western part of Russia that forms part of the traditional boundary between Europe and Asia. The Urals extend from the Arctic tundra to the desert region north of the Caspian Sea in Kazakhstan.


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We were in Yekaterinburg, a city in the Urals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Russia's athletics federation said an all-Russian competition in the Urals city of Yekaterinburg had been halted over drone threats.

From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026

Hermes recently received a five year grant from Germany's Max Planck Society worth 100,000 Euros to continue excavations in the Southern Urals near Arkaim.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 7, 2026

The major Hungarian refinery at Szazhalombatta, run by Hungarian oil giant MOL, and the Slovnaft refinery in Slovakia, also run by MOL, are both set up to process mostly Urals crude, not Brent.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2025

“Here,” he said, pointing with a dirty fingernail at a spot in central Siberia, a long way east of the Urals.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

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