Ryazan (Russian: Рязань, IPA: [rʲɪˈzanʲ] ⓘ; also Riazan) is the largest city and administrative center of Ryazan Oblast, Russia. The city is located on the banks of the Oka River in Central Russia, 196 km (122 mi) southeast of Moscow.

Ryazan Oblast (Russian: Рязанская область, romanized: Ryazanskaya oblast', IPA: [rʲɪˈzanskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ]) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Ryazan , which is also the oblast's largest city.

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Feb 26, 2025 · Ryazan, city and administrative centre of Ryazan oblast (region), western Russia. It lies along the Oka River on the site of the ancient town of Pereyaslavl-Ryazansky, about 120 miles (193 km) southeast of Moscow. The original Ryazan, first recorded in 1095, lay downstream at the Pronya confluence.

Ryazan (Russian: Рязань) is the largest city and administrative center of Ryazan Oblast, Russia. In 2024, 520,509 people lived there.

Nov 11, 2018 · Ryazan (Ryah-ZAHN, Russian: Рязань) is a city in Russian Federation, the center of Ryazan Oblast. Understand . With its 525 thousand population Ryazan is the 3rd largest city in Central Russia after Moscow and Yaroslavl. Neither the size nor the proximity to Moscow (200 km) helps to upgrade the city's image: Ryazan is totally provincial.

Jan 24, 2025 · Ryazan, oblast (region), western Russia. It occupies the middle Oka River basin and extends southward across the northern end of the Central Russian Upland and Oka-Don Plain to the upper Don River basin.

Ryazan is one of the large cultural cities in the area south of the Russian capital Moscow. The city was possibly established in the 8th century by Slavic settlers, but the current Ryazan is first mentioned in 1095 under the name Pereslavl, which was then a different city than Ryazan.

Sep 19, 2014 · Ryazan was the first of the Russian principalities to be conquered, in late 1237. The Ryazan Prince Fedor Yurevich was killed in battle by the forces of Batu-Khan, which then laid siege to the...

Jan 27, 2025 · Russia's Ryazan oil refinery has suspended operations after an attack by Ukrainian drones late last week, two industry sources told Reuters on Monday.