territory in SW Russia, in the N Caucasus: 29,300 sq mi (75,887 sq km); pop. 5,004,000
capital of this territory, on the Kuban River: pop. 646,000
See Krasnodar in American Heritage Dictionary 4
A city of southwest Russia in the northern Caucasus south of Rostov. Founded by Cossacks on orders from Catherine the Great in 1794, it is now an industrial center. Population: 715,000.