Syktyvkar

Syktyvkar (/sɪktɪfˈkɑːr/,[8] Russian: Сыктывка́р, .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}IPA: [sɨktɨfˈkar]; Komi: Сыктывкар) is the capital city of the Komi Republic in Russia, as well as its largest city. It is also the administrative center of the Syktyvkar Urban Okrug. Until 1930, it was known as Ust-Sysolsk, after the Sysola River.The city's name comes from Syktyv, the Komi name for the Sysola River, and kar, meaning "city" in the Komi Language.[citation needed]