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Bryansk (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 53 15 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 53.2500 decimal degrees |
| Long: 034 09 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 34.1500 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on Desna River; first mentioned in chronicles of 1147, it became an important post on trade route from Moscow to the Ukraine; stronghold on Russia's S frontier border in 16th cen.; industries include engineering, cement & building materials. |
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| Bryansk (preferred,C,V,O)
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| Br'ansk (C,V)
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| Briansk (C,V,English-P)
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| בריאנסק (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Brjansk (C,U)
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| Брянск (C,U,Russian-P)
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Bryansk (inhabited place) (P) |
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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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| manufacturing center (C) |
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| trade center (C) |
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