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Zaporozhye (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 47 50 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 47.8333 decimal degrees |
| Long: 035 10 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 35.1667 decimal degrees |
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Note: Situated on Dnepr river; grew with development of Dnepr hydroelectric station 1927-1932; dam was demolished in WW II & rebuilt; today is an industrial center for metallurgy, engineering & production of automobiles & electrical equipment. |
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| Zaporozhye (preferred,C,V)
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| Zaporizhzhya (C,V)
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| Zaporožje (C,V)
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| Zaporojie (C,V)
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| Zaporozhe (C,V)
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| Saporoschje (C,O)
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| Alexandrowsk (C,O)
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| Aleksandrovsk (H,V)
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............ | until 1921 |
| Alexandrovium (H,O)
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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| city (C) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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