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Voronezh (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 51 40 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 51.6667 decimal degrees |
| Long: 039 13 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 39.2167 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on right bank of Voronezh River; Peter I the Great built naval fleet against Turkish fortress of Azov; became major center for grain flour trade; suffered greatly during WW II; site of several universities & teacher-training institutes. |
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| Voronezh (preferred,C,V,O,Russian (transliterated)-P)
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| Voronež (C,V)
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| Voronej (C,V)
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| Woronesch (C,V)
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| Woronesh (C,U)
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| Воронеж (C,U,Russian-P)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Voronezh (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded as a fortress in 1586 |
| city (C) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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| agricultural center (C) |
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| manufacturing center (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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| educational center (C) |
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