Abinsk is a town in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, and the administrative center of Abinsky District, about 75 kilometers southwest of Krasnodar, with a population of 39,058 recorded in 2020. It was founded in 1836 on the site of a former Circassian settlement as a Cossack village and one of the empire's Caucasus fortresses, and it also served as a place of exile, holding Decembrists including Bestuzhev, Odoevsky and Katenin. The town was known as Abinskaya until its name was shortened in 1963.
Facts
Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Sources
1. Abinsk (Wikipedia)
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Population: 39,058 (2020)
Infobox, Elevation field
35 m (115 ft)
Infobox coordinates
44.867 N 38.150 E
Infobox, Founded field
1863
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