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Kamyšin (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 50 05 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 50.0833 decimal degrees |
| Long: 045 24 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 45.4000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on Volga River & Volograd reservoir; originally housed workmen constructing canal between the Don & Volga rivers; became transshipment point for neighboring agricultural region; linked to Tambov by rail since 1895. |
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| Kamyšin (preferred,C,V)
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............ | since 1780 |
| Kamyshin (C,V)
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| Kamyshi (C,U,O)
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| Камыши (C,U,Russian-P)
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| Dmitriyevsk (H,V)
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............ | from 1710-1780 |
| Petrovsk (H,V)
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............ | from 1697-1710 |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Kamyšin (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded as a fortres by Peter I the Great in 1697 |
| city (C) |
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| transportation center (C) |
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