What is Tula, Russia?
{{Infobox settlement |name = Tula |native_name = Тула |image_skyline = Tula collage 2.jpg |image_size = 200px |image_flag = Flag of Tula.png |image_shield = Coat of Arms of Tula.png |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{flag|Russia}} }} '''Tula''' ({{lang-ru|Тула}}) is a city and the administrative center of [[Tula Oblast]], [[Russia]]. The [[Klokovo]] air base, The Tula State University, Tula Kremlin, The Tula State Museum of Weapons and Kazanskaya part of the [[Upa (river)|Upa River]] is located in Tula. In 2024, Tula has 461,692 people. == History == Tula was at the Upa River, which is a part of the [[Oka River]]. Tula is founded in 1146 as Taydula, Tula became the city on the southern approaches to [[Moscow]] in the [[16th century]] and the centre of a series of defensive lines against the Tatar attack. A stone city of 1530, restored in 1784 and 1824, had survived. In 1552, Tula successfully resisted a siege by the Tatars. During the [[17th century]], Tula got into the major iron-working city of Russia. It was the site of Russia’s first armament factory, built in 1712 by Peter I the Great, and remains a large military staff producer. Besides iron and steel, Tula has lots of engineering industries. Brown coal is mined locally and used in the chemical industry. A highly decorated Russian tea are a traditional manufacture. Tula has mechanical, mining, and teacher-training institutes and one devoted to coal-mining research. A museum founded in 1724 displays a history of weapons. [[Yasnaya Polyana]], the home of the [[Leo Tolstoy]], is located 9 miles (14 km) southwest of Tula. == Geography == Tula is located 193 kilometers south of [[Moscow]]. Tula is located in the north of the [[Central Russian Upland]] in [[Central Russia]], on the [[Upa River]], a part of the Oka. It is 888 kilometers southeast of [[Saint Petersburg]] and 3,836 kilometers northwest of [[Novosibirsk]].{{Tula Oblast}}{{Hero Cities of the Soviet Union}}{{authority control}} [[Category:Cities and towns in Tula Oblast]] [[Category:C