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Volgograd (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 48 45 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 48.7500 decimal degrees |
| Long: 044 30 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 44.5000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Long important for its position between Don & Volga rivers; captured by Cossacks 1670 & 1774; held by Bolshevicks 1918; victory of Russians over Nazis here in 1942 was a decisive battle in WW II; oil, chemical & engineering began in 1950s. |
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| Volgograd (preferred,C,V,O,English-P)
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............ | since 1961 |
| Wolgograd (C,V)
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| וולגוגרד (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Zarizyn (C,U)
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| Волгоград (C,U,Russian-P)
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| Caricyn (H,V)
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| Stalingrad (H,V)
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............ | used 1925-1961 |
| Tsaritsyn (H,V)
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............ | until 1925 |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded as a Russian fort in 1589 |
| 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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| cultural center (C) |
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| educational center (C) |
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