The salient was positioned just south of Orel with Maloarkangelsk at the northern base, at the center of the salient was the city of Kursk and at its southern base was Belgorod.

• 整个凸出的库尔斯克地区位于奥尔的马洛坎格尔斯克北方基地的北面，库尔斯克城则位于整个凸出的库尔斯克地区的中心地带，在库尔斯克的南面就是别尔哥罗德。