Yekaterinburg
/jeˌkætəˈriːnbɜːg/(亦作Ekaterinburg)
- an industrial city in central Russia, in the eastern foothills of the Urals; pop. 1,323, 000 (est. 2008). Former name (1924-91) SVERDLOVSK.叶卡捷琳堡（俄罗斯中部工业城市, 位于乌拉尔山脉东部的山麓丘陵地带, 2008年估计人口1,323, 000; 原称SVERDLOVSK1924-1991）。
词源
named in honour of Ekaterina, the wife of Peter the Great， who founded the city in 1721.