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Tyumen' (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 57 11 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 57.1833 decimal degrees |
| Long: 065 29 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 65.4833 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on banks of Tura River; oldest Russian town in Siberia; once important in trade with China; main industries include metalworking, engineering, shipbuilding, timber products & chemicals. |
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| Tyumen' (preferred,C,V)
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| Tyumen (C,V)
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| T'umen' (C,V)
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| Tiumen (C,V)
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| Tyumen’ (C,U,O)
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| Tjumen (C,U)
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| Тюмень (C,U,Russian-P)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Tyumen' (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded by Yermak, a Russian Cossack leader, in 1586, on site of 14th-cen. Tartar town of Chingi-Tura |
| city (C) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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| inland port (C) |
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| transportation center (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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| manufacturing center (C) |
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