Editing Yekaterinburg (section)

===Location===
[[File:Yekaterinburg City (Russia) and vicinities, satellite image 2017-07-12.jpg|thumb|250px|Yekaterinburg City and vicinities, satellite image of ESA [[Sentinel-2]]]]
Geographically, Yekaterinburg is in North Asia, close to the [[Ural Mountains]] (which divide Europe from Asia), {{cvt|1667|km}} east of the nation's capital Moscow.

The city has a total area of {{cvt|1111|km2}}.

Yekaterinburg is on the eastern side of the Urals. The city is surrounded by wooded hills, partially cultivated for agricultural purposes. Yekaterinburg is located on a natural watershed, so there would be many bodies of water close and in the city. The city is bisected by the [[Iset River]], which flows from the Urals into the [[Tobol River]]. There are two lakes in the city, Lake Shuvakish and Lake Shartash. The city borders Verkh-Isetskiy Pond, through which the Iset River flows. Lake Isetskoye and Lake Baltym are both near the city, with Lake Isetskoye located near [[Sredneuralsk]], and Lake Baltym located near the towns of Sanatornyy and Baltym.