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Nizhny Novgorod

Eastern Europe

Nizhny Novgorod, colloquially shortened to Nizhny and from 1932 to 1990 known as Gorky, is both a city and the administrative centre of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast and the Volga Federal District in Russia. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
1,250,619 1
Area (sq km)
514.56 1
Founding Year
1221 1
Population Estimate Year
2010 1
Elevation (m)
200 1
Latitude
56.32694 degrees north 1
Longitude
44.0075 degrees east 1
Connections

Associated With

Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, States or Territories

nizhny-novgorod is associated with nizhny-novgorod-oblast.

Source Nizhny Novgorod (Wikipedia)
Russia, Countries
Source Nizhny Novgorod (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, States or Territories

nizhny-novgorod is the capital of nizhny-novgorod-oblast.

Source Nizhny Novgorod (Wikipedia)
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Site Of

Gorky Railway

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Gorky Railwaytier 2
Sources
1. Nizhny Novgorod (Wikipedia)
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  • Lead section
    Nizhny Novgorod, colloquially shortened to Nizhny and from 1932 to 1990 known as Gorky, is the administrative centre and largest city of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, and the administrative centre of the Volga Federal District, in Russia.
  • Infobox, Population figure
    1,250,619
  • Infobox, Population year
    2010 Census
  • Infobox: area_km2
    514.56
  • Infobox, Elevation
    200 meters
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    56 19 37 N 44 00 27 E
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    56 19 37 N 44 00 27 E
  • Infobox, Founded
    1221
  • Associated With: Russia, Infobox, Country
    Russia
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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Wikidata: Nizhny Novgorod
Wikidata Q891, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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