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Saratov (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 51 34 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 51.5667 decimal degrees |
| Long: 046 02 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 46.0333 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located in Volga Valley; town has been moved twice; began as outpost of Muscovite state & prospered with fish, grain & cattle trade; town was large city of merchants in 19th cen.; today, is site of a large industrial complex & several universities. |
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| Saratov (preferred,C,V,O,English-P)
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| Saratov (Russian (transliterated)-P)
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| סרטוב (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Saratow (C,U)
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| Saretow (C,U)
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| Саратов (C,U,Russian-P)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Saratov (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded as a Russian sentry post ca. 1590 |
| city (C) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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| trade center (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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| educational center (C) |
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