What is "yoshkar-ola"

Yoshkar-Ola (; ) is the capital city of the Mari El Republic, Russia. Its population is about a quarter million. Yoshkar-Ola means red city in Mari and was formerly known as Tsaryovokokshaysk before 1919, as Krasnokokshaysk between 1919 and 1927 (both after the Malaya Kokshaga River, which runs through the city) and Charla (old Mari). Yoshkar-Ola was established as a military fortress in 1584, following the Russian conquest of the Mari region.

Yoshkar-Ola is the capital city of the Mari El Republic, Russia.

Yoshkar-Ola may also refer to:

• Yoshkar-Ola Urban Okrug, a municipal formation which the city of republic significance of Yoshkar-Ola in the Mari El Republic, Russia is incorporated as
• Yoshkar-Ola Airport, an airport in the Mari El Republic, Russia
• 2910 Yoshkar-Ola, a main-belt asteroid