Yoshkar-Ola is the capital city of the Mari El Republic, Russia. Yoshkar-Ola means “red city” in Mari and was formerly known as Tsaryovokokshaysk before 1919, as Krasnokokshaysk between 1919 and 1927 and Charla, by the Mari people.
Yoshkar-Ola was established as a military fortress in 1584, following the Russian conquest of the Mari-inhabited regions of the Volga and it’s tributaries. It is currently one of the centers of the Mari people and the administrative center of the Yoshkar-Ola city district.
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshkar-Ola
Coordinates 56°37'58.169" N 47°53'50.086" E
