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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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