Saransk

Saransk is the capital city of the Republic of Mordovia, its financial and economic center. It is located on the river Insar, about 642 km (399 mi) southeast of Moscow. Wikivoyage

Population 309,349 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Russia

• 01FireFire
• 02PolicePolice
• 03AmbulanceAmbulance
• 101FireFire
• 102PolicePolice
• 103AmbulanceAmbulance
• 112AnyAll emergencies

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Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

• Музей военного и трудового подвига Museum · 320 m
• Mordovian Folk Culture Museum Museum · 700 m
• Republican Erzya Museum Museum · 320 m
• Погибшим в Великой Отечественной войне Monument · 330 m
• Республиканский краеведческий музей Museum · 700 m
• Музей А. И. Полежаева Museum · 870 m
• Ф. Ф. Ушакову Memorial · 110 m
• Гостеприимству Memorial · 160 m

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Eating nearby

• Pizza 3
• Asian 2
• Georgian 1
• Sandwich 1
• Burger 1
• Ice cream 1

All 14 places to eat

Somewhere to run

• Pushkin Park 470 m across 760 m
• Детский парк 330 m across 1.1 km
• Экопарк 270 m across 1.3 km

Getting around

• Posop 1.0 km
• Саранск 1.5 km
• Автовокзал 3.1 km
• Саранск II 3.3 km
• Резинотехника 4.9 km

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