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Nizhniy Novgorod (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 56 20 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 56.3333 decimal degrees |
| Long: 044 00 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 44.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Known as cradle of Russian Empire; rallying point for Russian army 1608-1612; important center for annual crafts & goods fair 1817-1930; factories & heavy industry stimulated by WW I & II; writer Maksim Gorky born here & city named after him 1932-1990s. |
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| Nizhniy Novgorod (preferred,B,V)
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............ | used until 1932, reestablished in 1990s |
| Nizhny Novgorod (B,V)
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| Gorkey (C,V)
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| Nižnij Nowgorod (C,V)
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| Nizhni Novgorod (C,V)
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| Nizhnii Novgorod (C,V)
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| Nishni-Nowgorod (C,V)
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| Nishnij Nowgorod (C,V)
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| Nishnii Nowgorod (C,V)
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| Nijni Novgorod (C,V)
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| Nijnii Novgorod (C,V)
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| Горки (C,U,Russian-P)
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| Gorki (H,V,O)
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| Gor'kij (H,V)
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| Gor'kiy (H,V)
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| Gorkiy (H,V)
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| Gorky (H,O)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded by Yury Vsevoldovich ca. 1221 |
| city (C) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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| manufacturing center (C) |
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| trade center (C) |
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| transportation center (C) |
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| educational center (C) |
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| capital (H) |
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of Suzdal-Nizhny Novgorod from 1350 until annexed to Moscow in 1392 |
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