Ekaterinburg

Ekaterinburg, a fortified town of Russia, on the eastern slope of the Ural Mountains, and on both banks of the Isset, 312 miles SE. of Perm by rail. It has wide, straight streets, with two cathedrals, a monastery, and a mint for copper coinage. It is the seat of administration for the Ural mines, and is in the centre of the mining districts of these mountains. Its manufactures include machinery, soap, candles, and linen, and it has large iron and copper works, besides establishments for washing gold and cutting and polishing precious stones. Industries are mining, cattle-rearing, and (among the Bashkirs of the suburbs) the keeping of bees. Pop. 36,750.