Ike, Y. B, Izh: Rosreestr lists the shortest and longest names of settlements in the Russian Federation The shortest names of settlements in Russia consist of only two letters, and the longest contains 54 characters, the department said. So, in the country there are more than 50 villages, hamlets and towns with two-letter names. The most common are Yam (12 settlements) and Yar (11). Among the cities, the shortest record is three letters. This list includes Bor, Ob, Osa, Oka, Dno, Boy, Boi, Ofa, Asha, Zia, Nia, Rezh, Sim, Oyar, Shoya, and Yuza. The longest name belongs to the village of the central estate of the state farm "40th anniversary of the Great October Revolution" in the Zaraysky district of the Moscow region (54 characters). The longest name without spaces, but with a hyphen, belongs to the village of Kermanchug-Konstantinovskoye in Kabardino-Balkaria. Among the only words, Verkhnenovokutlumbetyevo in the Orenburg region and Starokuzmodemyanovskoye in the Tambov region stand out. And among the cities, Alexandrovsk-Sakhlinsky is the leader.

Ike, Y. B, Izh: Rosreestr lists the shortest and longest names of settlements in the Russian Federation The shortest names of settlements in Russia consist of only two letters, and the longest contains 54 characters, the department said. So, in the country there are more than 50 villages, hamlets and towns with two-letter names. The most common are Yam (12 settlements) and Yar (11). Among the cities, the shortest record is three letters. This list includes Bor, Ob, Osa, Oka, Dno, Boy, Boi, Ofa, Asha, Zia, Nia, Rezh, Sim, Oyar, Shoya, and Yuza. The longest name belongs to the village of the central estate of the state farm "40th anniversary of the Great October Revolution" in the Zaraysky district of the Moscow region (54 characters). The longest name without spaces, but with a hyphen, belongs to the village of Kermanchug-Konstantinovskoye in Kabardino-Balkaria. Among the only words, Verkhnenovokutlumbetyevo in the Orenburg region and Starokuzmodemyanovskoye in the Tambov region stand out. And among the cities, Alexandrovsk-Sakhlinsky is the leader.