On the image: Orsk, Orenburg Region, Russia
Image of the Week: Orsk and Its Surroundings
The image of the eastern part of the Orenburg Region was received on April 21, 2017 from SPOT 7 satellite. The Ural River and the city of Orsk can be seen on the image.
Orsk is a city of regional subordination with a population of more than 230 thousand people. It is the second industrial city of the Orenburg region. The main industries are non-ferrous metallurgy, machine building, petrochemistry, mining, food and light industry. Within the city there is a deposit of the famous Orsk multicolored jasper.
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