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Birobidzhan (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 48 49 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 48.8167 decimal degrees |
Long: 132 54 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 132.9000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on Bira River & Trans-Siberian Railroad; industries include sawmilling, clothing & footwear, & tractor trailer manufacturing. |
Names: |
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Birobidzhan (preferred,C,V,O,Russian-P)
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Birobidžan (C,V)
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Biro-Bidjan (C,V)
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Birabidzhan (C,U)
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Birobidshansk (C,U)
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Birobidzan (C,U)
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Birobijan (C,U)
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Tikhon’kaya Stantsiya (C,U)
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Tikhou’kaya Stantsiya (C,U)
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Биробиджан (C,U,Russian)
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Tikkonkaya (H,V)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Yevrey (Jewish) Autonomous Oblast (autonomous region) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded as a railway station called Tikhonkaya in 1928 |
city (C) |
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since 1937 |
regional capital (C) |
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manufacturing center (C) |
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timber center (C) |
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