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Gay, Russia
Гай
Gay is a town of 41,619 people in Orenburg Oblast, Russia, founded in 1959.
Why visit Gay
Townapedia lists 7 museums and landmarks, 1 park or trail, 5 places to eat, 1 place to stay and 2 attractions in and around town.
Weather in Gay
Forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). Full forecast
About Gay
Gay, or Gai (Russian: Гай, IPA: [ɡaj]) is a town in Orenburg Oblast, Russia, located 230 kilometers (140 mi) east of Orenburg, the administrative center of the oblast and close to the border with Kazakhstan. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 38,301.
From the Wikipedia article Gay, Orenburg Oblast (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do2
Museums and landmarks7
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Restaurants and cafes5
Coffee Like
Fast food · Coffee Shop · 1.3 km
Fr 08:00-23:00;Mo-Th 08:00-22:00;Sa 09:00-23:00;Su 10:00-22:00
History
Gay was founded in 1958 as an industrial settlement. The town was granted Urban-type settlement status in 1965 and town status in 1979.
From the History section of Gay, Orenburg Oblast on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay1
Churches and places of worship1
Shopping6
Gas and EV charging3
Schools, colleges and libraries8
Healthcare13
Map of Gay
47 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Orsk Airport (OSW) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 46 km away.
- Novorudnyy 19 km west, about 19 min by car
- Orsk 27 km south, about 27 min by car
- Staraya Akkermanovka 29 km southwest, about 29 min by car
- Novotroitsk 32 km south, about 32 min by car
- Novoorsk 38 km east, about 38 min by car
- Energetik 38 km northeast, about 38 min by car
- Akyar 46 km north, about 46 min by car
- Buribay 58 km north, about 58 min by car
- Mednogorsk 60 km west, about 1 h by car
- Kuvandyk 76 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Central Park (Gay, Orenburg Oblast) - 7, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Views of Gay (Orenburg Oblast) - 17, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Molodezhnaya Street (Gay, Orenburg Oblast) - 3, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Orskoye Highway (Gay, Orenburg Oblast) - 1, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Views of Gay (Orenburg Oblast) - 1, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Night views of Gay (Orenburg Oblast) - 15, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Night views of Gay (Orenburg Oblast) - 2, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Night views of Gay (Orenburg Oblast) - 14, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Molodezhnaya Street (Gay, Orenburg Oblast) - 2, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Orskoye Highway (Gay, Orenburg Oblast) - 2, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Orskoye Highway (Gay, Orenburg Oblast) - 3, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Night views of Gay (Orenburg Oblast) - 1, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Views of Gay (Orenburg Oblast) - 16, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Molodezhnaya Street (Gay, Orenburg Oblast) - 1, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Views of Gay (Orenburg Oblast) - 15, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Views of Gay (Orenburg Oblast) - 12, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Molodezhnaya Street (Gay, Orenburg Oblast) - 5, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Views of Gay (Orenburg Oblast) - 13, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Molodezhnaya Street (Gay, Orenburg Oblast) - 4, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Views of Gay (Orenburg Oblast) - 14, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Orskoye Highway (Gay, Orenburg Oblast) - 4, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Views of Gay (Orenburg Oblast) - 23, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Orskoye Highway (Gay, Orenburg Oblast) - 5, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Central Square (Gay, Orenburg Oblast) - 1, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Central Park (Gay, Orenburg Oblast) - 2, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Central Square (Gay, Orenburg Oblast) - 2, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Central Square (Gay, Orenburg Oblast) - 12, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Central Square (Gay, Orenburg Oblast) - 4, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gaisky Mining and Processing Plant - 13, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gaisky Mining and Processing Plant - 11, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gaisky Mining and Processing Plant - 12, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gaisky Mining and Processing Plant - 3, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gaisky Mining and Processing Plant - 2, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gaisky Mining and Processing Plant - 1, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gaisky Mining and Processing Plant - 5, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gaisky Mining and Processing Plant - 4, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gaisky Mining and Processing Plant - 6, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gaisky Mining and Processing Plant - 10, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gaisky Mining and Processing Plant - 8, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gaisky Mining and Processing Plant - 7, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
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