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Birobidzhan (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 48 49 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 48.8167 decimal degrees |
| Long: 132 54 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 132.9000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on Bira River & Trans-Siberian Railroad; industries include sawmilling, clothing & footwear, & tractor trailer manufacturing. |
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| Birobidzhan (preferred,C,V,O,Russian-P)
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| Birobidžan (C,V)
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| Biro-Bidjan (C,V)
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| Birabidzhan (C,U)
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| Birobidshansk (C,U)
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| Birobidzan (C,U)
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| Birobijan (C,U)
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| Tikhon’kaya Stantsiya (C,U)
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| Tikhou’kaya Stantsiya (C,U)
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| Биробиджан (C,U,Russian)
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| Tikkonkaya (H,V)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded as a railway station called Tikhonkaya in 1928 |
| city (C) |
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since 1937 |
| regional capital (C) |
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| manufacturing center (C) |
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| timber center (C) |
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