Oka
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Summary
Oka is a river[1]. Oka ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,694 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Oryol Oblast[3], Tula Oblast[4], Moscow Oblast[5], Ryazan Oblast[6], Vladimir Oblast[7], Nizhny Novgorod Oblast[8], Kaluga Oblast[9]
- Country: Russia[10], Soviet Union[11], Russian Empire[12]
- Basin country: Russia[13]
- Commons category: Oka River[14]
- Mouth of the watercourse: Volga[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Oka River[16]
- Tributary: Ugra[17], Zhizdra[18], Protva[19], Nara[20], Moskva River[21], Pra[22], Klyazma[23], Upa[24], Osyotr[25], Pronya[26], Para[27], Moksha[28], Tyosha[29], Yachenka[30]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Oka include OTR-23 Oka[31], a missile model[32]; Upper Oka Principality[33], in Grand Duchy of Lithuania[34], founded in 1402[35]; Oksky Nature Reserve[36], a protected area of Russia[37], in Russia[38], founded in 1935[39]; Prioksky City District[40], a city district of Nizhny Novgorod[41], in Russia[42], founded in 1935[43]; and 16494 Oka[44], an asteroid[45].
Why It Matters
Oka has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] Oka is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]
Entities named for Oka include OTR-23 Oka[31], a missile model[32]; Upper Oka Principality[33], in Grand Duchy of Lithuania[34], founded in 1402[35]; Oksky Nature Reserve[36], a protected area of Russia[37], in Russia[38], founded in 1935[39]; Prioksky City District[40], a city district of Nizhny Novgorod[41], in Russia[42], founded in 1935[43]; and 16494 Oka[44], an asteroid[45].