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Engels (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 51 30 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 51.5000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 046 07 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 46.1167 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on Volga river opposite Saratov; was of Ukrainian origin; was capital of the former Volga German ASSR 1922-1941. |
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| Engels (preferred,C,V)
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............ | renamed in 1931, name refers to German socialist writer, Friedrich Engels |
| Engel's (C,V)
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| Engel’s (C,U,O)
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| Engels an der Wolga (C,U)
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| Pokrovskaya (C,U)
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| Энгельс (C,U,Russian-P)
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| Pokrovsk (H,V)
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............ | until 1932 |
| Pokrovskaya Sloboda (H,V)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Engels (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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was founded by Ukrainian settlers |
| city (C) |
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| port (C) |
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