oryol , also spelled or?ol , ororel , city and administrative centre of oryol oblast (region), western russia . it is located on the headwaters of the oka river at its confluence with the orlik river. founded in 1564 as a fortress of the muscovit...

Oryol or Orel is a city located in the European part of Russia, on both sides of the Oka River and its tributary, the Orlik River, about 364 km south-west of Moscow. It is the capital of the Oryol region, an important transport, educational, cultural...