Znamensk
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Znamensk is a closed town in southern Russia known primarily for serving the nearby Kapustin Yar military rocket launch and development site.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Znamensk canonical | 3 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
closed town
ⓘ
town ⓘ urban locality ⓘ |
| accessRestrictions | entry by special permit ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | town of oblast significance ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Russian missile development
ⓘ
Soviet missile development ⓘ rocket launch tests ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| establishedFor | servicing Kapustin Yar test range ⓘ |
| federalSubject | Astrakhan Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | administration of the closed town of Znamensk ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Rokot
ⓘ
surface form:
Kapustin Yar-1
Kapustin Yar ⓘ
surface form:
Kapustin Yar-1 (Знаменск)
|
| hasCategory |
Cities and towns in Astrakhan Oblast
ⓘ
Closed cities of Russia ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
military support
ⓘ
residential area for military personnel and staff ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
military housing
ⓘ
support facilities for test range personnel ⓘ |
| hasPopulation | approximately 30,000 ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Cold War military infrastructure ⓘ |
| isClosedAdministrativeTerritorialFormation | true ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Russian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Astrakhan Oblast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Russia ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Russia
|
| locatedNear | Kapustin Yar launch site ⓘ |
| partOf | Southern Federal District ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | support town for Kapustin Yar military rocket range ⓘ |
| regionType | steppe region of southern Russia ⓘ |
| securityRegime | closed city regulations ⓘ |
| securityStatus | strategic military site vicinity ⓘ |
| serves | Kapustin Yar ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC+4 ⓘ |
| transportRole | logistical hub for Kapustin Yar ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Russian Armed Forces
ⓘ
Soviet armed forces ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet Armed Forces
|
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.