• Most rivers belong to the basin of the Volga, which itself only crosses a small part in the north of Moscow Oblast, near the border with Tver Oblast.
  • SVG locator maps of Moscow Oblast (location map scheme)‎ (55 F). ... Federal highways in Moscow and Moscow Oblast.svg 500 × 472; 444 KB.
  • In 1708, by decree of Peter the Great, Moskovskaya gubernia (province) was established. It included most of the territory of present Moscow oblast.
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  • Moscow Oblast, Russia. The Moscow Region is a constituent entity of the Russian Federation, which is part of the Central Federal District.
  • To the north and west of the oblast is the Moscow ridge, which reaches to the Klin - Dmitrower range of hills up to 310 m altitude.
  • Moscow Oblast is located in the Central Federal District of Russia, and completely surrounds Moscow, the capital of Russia.
  • There is no official administrative center of Moscow Oblast; its public authorities are located in Moscow and across other locations in the oblast.
  • The oblast also had 10, 000 km of paved highways in 1972. There is regular navigation on the Oka River, the Moskva River (below Moscow), and the Moscow Canal.