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Izhevsk
City in Udmurtia, Russia

Izhevsk

Izhevsk is the capital city of Udmurtia, Russia.

It is situated along the Izh River, west of the Ural Mountains in Eastern Europe. It is the 21st-largest city in Russia, and the most populous in Udmurtia, with over 600,000 inhabitants.

Get in

Getting to Izhevsk

  1. 01
    Izhevsk Airport
  2. 02
    Izhevsk
See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

    Trinity Cemetery Church.

  2. 02
    Udmurtia State Circus

    Esplanade and Izhevsk Lake Embankment.

  3. 03
    The People's Friendship Monument

    The Square of the 50th Anniversary of the October Revolution.

  4. 04
    Udmurt Zoo
  5. 05
    Kirov Park

    A huge park between the Zoo and the lake.

Do

Things to do

Go see the popular local ice hockey team, HC Izhstal.

Eat

Where to eat

Brauplatz, Borodina 25,. Restaurant & brewery. Gorkiy Sad, Maksima Gorkogo 72,. Nice presentation, with white tablecloths. Gorod, Karla Marksa 177,. English menus and a French countryside ambiance. Hot Pelmen (Горячий пельмень), Kommunarov 230,. Authentic pelmeni made from scratch. Popular with locals. Okhotnichiy Rai, Maiskaya 35A,. Unusual menu - wild boar, elk. Ambiance of a hunter's lodge. Teremok, ул.

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    KFC
How locals move

Getting around Izhevsk the local way

Share-taxi routes mapped nearby
  • 52 Маршрутное такси 52
  • 52к Маршрутное такси 52к
  • 68 Маршрутное такси 68: Посёлок Смирново — Улица Ракетная
  • 68 Маршрутное такси 68: Улица Ракетная — Посёлок Смирново

OpenStreetMap contributors.

  • Get aroundIzhevsk has trams, buses, minibuses, trolleybuses, and taxis.

From Wikivoyage: Izhevsk, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-03.

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