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Moscow Oblast Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels

administrative division (oblast) in central Russia

About Moscow Oblast

Moscow Oblast is the economic and political heart of Russia and is by far its most populous oblast—excluding the city of Moscow itself, the region has approximately 8.5 million residents as of the mid 2020s. Destinations in the region are easily accessible by day trips from Moscow and have an extraordinary amount of sightseeing for the interested traveller. On 1 July 2012, a significant chunk of the Moscow region, including the towns ofTroitskandMoskovsky,Kievskyisettlement and stretching out all the way to Kaluga region was re-designated as part of Moscow itself. While this has not affected the character of the territory immediately, they will inevitably be integrated more and more into the city, thus making this area a unique tourist destination to see still (almost) rural places right b

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