My native city

My native city is Ufa. I was born here, I live, work and study here now. I am very proud of the city I live in.

Ufa is a large cultural, scientific and commercial industrialized centre of Bashkortostan. About 40% of the republic's industrial capacity is concentrated in Ufa. Being the capital of a multicultural and multinational republic Ufa represents a bright mixture of life styles, religions and cultures. You can see it, for example, in the architecture of the city: old buildings are in the neighbourhood with ones built in modern design and architectural trends. The same you can notice in many other aspects of city life: clothes that people wear, especially young, food they prefer, places they visit, the way how people spend their time, languages they talk.

You may call Ufa a young city and you may not - the date of foundation refers to the year of 1574 when a fortress was erected to defend Bashkir people and their land from the devastating raids of the Siberian nomads. In 2004 we celebrated Ufa's 430-year anniversary.

People of many nationalities live in Ufa, many of them come from other regions and very often even from other countries with the aim to work and study. It's not surprising because Ufa numbers seven universities, many colleges, technical schools and other educational organizations. One of the most prestigious and expensive is Ufa State Petroleum Technological University which trains specialists in oil and gas industry. The Bashkir State University, Medical University, Aviation University, Pedagogical Institute and others provide a wide range of specialists.

You can also call Ufa the city of contrasts. Look at the city architecture and you'll understand what I mean. There are many buildings - theatres, banks, shopping and entertainment centres designed in an original and modern style: glass doors and walls, inclined and unusually shaped roofs, etc. They are huge, glitter in the sun and sometimes remind an iceberg or a block of ice that unexpectedly appeared right in the middle of the street. Next to such buildings you can find very old ones: one- or two- storied houses made of brick and wood.

Some buildings have oriental motives in its architecture, for example, entertainment centre " Caravansarai'' where you can go shopping, dine, play in casino or just strall along the hall. A new mosque " La-La Tulpan" is an original and unique in its design: bright-red pointed roofs with two minarets can be seen at a far distance.

Ufa's population is over a million people. The variety of age and interests of the citizens differ greatly. There are theatres, museums, cinemas (e.g. " Pobeda", " Iskra"), sport centres (e.g. " Biathlon") which are popular among different age groups. Many other cultural and entertainment centres, restaurants, bistros and night clubs: " Caravansarai", " The Ufa Lights", " Aerocity", " Scorpion", " Ch", ''White horse", " Night City", etc. have been built for the last several years.

That is how I see my native city and I like it with all its merits and demerits.

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