Ulan-Ude
geographical name
ˌü-ˌlän-u̇-ˈdā 
variants or formerly Verkhneudinsk
ˌverk-nə-ˈü-ˌdin(t)sk
city of southern Russia in Asia on the Selenga River population 404,000
Note: Ulan-Ude is the capital of the autonomous republic of Buryatia.