nizhny novgorod

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Fourth largest city in Russia
formerly (1932-90) Gorky City (pop., 2001 est.: 1,343,300), central Russia. It is located on the southern bank of the Volga River at its confluence with the Oka River. Founded in 1221, it was annexed to Moscow in 1392. It was strategically important in the Russian conquest of the Volga through the mid-16th century. In 1932 it was renamed for Maksim Gorky, who was born there. Under the Soviet regime it was a place of internal exile for Andrey Sakharov. The city has several 16th-and 17th-century buildings and is one of Russia's major industrial centres
nizhny novgorod

    الواصلة

    nizhny Nov·go·rod

    التركية النطق

    nîjni nävgıräd

    المترادفات

    gorky

    النطق

    /ˈnəᴢʜnē ˈnävgərˌäd/ /ˈnɪʒniː ˈnɑːvɡɜrˌɑːd/

    علم أصول الكلمات

    () From Russian нижний (nížnij, “lower”) Новгород (Novgorod, “Newtown”)
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