Orel, shahr, markazi viloyati Oryoli Respublikai Sovetii Federativii Sotsialistii Rossiya . Dar har du sohili daryoi Oka voqe ast. Uzeli rohi ohan Aholiash 305 hazor nafar (1979). Shahr az 3 rayon iborat.
Sohahoi sanoatash: moshinsozi (istehsoli avtogreyder, moshinhoi borbardor, tajhizoti tekhnologi baroi sanoati bofandagi, charmu poyafzol, shisha, khurokvori va qismhoi ehtieti baroi traktorho), asbobsozi (zavodhoi soatsozi, moshinhoi hisobbarorii idorakunanda va gayra). Inchunin zavodi prokati pulod, korkhonahoi istehsoli masolehi binokori va sanoati khurokvoriyu sabuk mavjudaand. Instituti pedagogi, filialhoi Instituti goibonai umumiittifoqii moshinsozi va Instituti madaniyati Moskva, 9 maktabi miyonai makhsus, teatri drama va lukhtak, 4 muzey, nigoristoni suratho, markazi televizion dorad.
Orel soli 1566 hamchun qala baroi hifzi sarhadi janubi davlati Rus bunyod yoftaast. Avvali asri 17 yake az markazhoi shurishi dehqonon (rohbarash I. I. Bolotnikov) bud. 25 noyabr, (8 dekabri) 1917 dar Orel Hokimiyati Soveti barqaror gardid. 13 oktyabri 1919 Orelro qushunhoi Denikin ishgol namudand, vale 20 oktyabri 1919 Armiyai Surkh onhoro az shahr berun kard. 3 oktyabri 1941 Orelro fashistoni nemis zabt kardand. 5 avgusti 1943 hangomi muhoribai Oryolu Kursk shahr az nemisho ozod karda shud.