Komi Republic

Komi Republic is a region in Northwestern Russia, which borders Kirov Oblast to the southwest, Arkhangelsk Oblast to the west, Nenetsia to the north, Yamalia to the northeast, Khantia-Mansia to the east, Sverdlovsk Oblast to the southeast, and Perm Krai to the south.

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Cities

Syktyvkar — the capital and the only city in the region that qualifies as a tourist destination for its own sake
Inta — a small city which housed one of the region's many gulags
Pechora — a small city on the Pechora river; likely your base for adventuring Yugyd Va
Ukhta — a big industrial downtowned around the nearby oilfields
Usinsk — another oil city
Vorkuta — a coal mining city in the tundra, which hosted one of the USSR's most notorious Stalin-era gulags, and has one of the closest airports to the beautiful but inhospitable polar Ural mountains

More Destinations

Four herous01 - Virgin Komi forests

Virgin Komi Forests — UNESCO World Heritage Site and largest virgin forest in Europe. The site corresponds to Russia's Pechora-Ilych Nature Reserve and Yugyd Va National Park:
Yugyd Va National Park — The World's seventh and Russia's largest national park is also one of its most beautiful and remote. The place to go in the Urals for nature lovers
Pechora-Ilych Nature Reserve

Komi Republic Halal Travel Guide

File:Саблинский хребет - Yugyd Va National Park Virgin Komi Forests-119491 - Virgin Komi Forests

The Komi Republic is named for the Komi People, a Finno-Ugric group, who comprise a quarter of the region's population (ethnic Russians are the majority).

The region is of interest for two main reasons: its extensive and brutal gulag history and the beautiful mountain and forest areas in its east, most of all Yugyd Va National Park.

Local Language in Komi Republic

Most of the Komi phrasebook|Komi People who live in the region speak Komi, a Finno-Ugric language closely related to Udmurtia|Udmurt, but virtually all inhabitants of the Komi Republic are fluent in Russian.

Travel to Komi Republic

Flights arrive to Syktyvkar from Moscow and Ufa. Trains arrive to Syktyvkar via Kotlas, Arkhangelsk Oblast.

Get Around

Komiinteravia Airlines operate Flights from Syktyvkar to other far-flung cities in the region.

What to see in Komi Republic

Top Muslim Travel Tips for Komi Republic

Mt.Narodnaya - 65.03, 60.1166 - Climbing the highest top of the Ural Mountains

Halal Food & Restaurants

To be updated

Stay Safe

No Islamophobic Incidents have been reported

News & References Komi Republic

Travel Next

In the late summer, boats head north from Pechora to Naryan-Mar and the capital of Nenetsia.