Nizhny Novgorod

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Nizhny Novgorod is a major Russian city located at the confluence of the Volga and Oka rivers, known for its historic Kremlin, industrial significance, and role as a key cultural and economic center in the Volga region.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative center
city
climate humid continental climate
coordinateLocation 56.3269°N 44.0059°E
country Russia
economyType industrial center
formerName Gorky
foundedBy Yuri II of Vladimir
hasAirport Strigino International Airport
hasCompany GAZ Group
Krasnoye Sormovo Shipyard
hasHeritageStatus historic city of Russia
hasIndustry automotive industry
information technology sector
machine-building industry
shipbuilding industry
hasLandmark Alexander Nevsky Cathedral (Nizhny Novgorod)
Annunciation Monastery (Nizhny Novgorod)
Bolshaya Pokrovskaya Street
Chkalov Staircase
Minin and Pozharsky Square
Nizhny Novgorod Cableway
Nizhny Novgorod Fair
Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium
Pechersky Ascension Monastery
hasMuseum Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin Museum complex
Nizhny Novgorod State Art Museum
hasPart Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin
hasRailwayStation Moskovsky railway station (Nizhny Novgorod)
hasTheatre Nizhny Novgorod State Academic Drama Theatre
Nizhny Novgorod State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre
hasUniversity Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod
Nizhny Novgorod State Linguistic University
Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy
Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University
hostedEvent 2018 FIFA World Cup matches
inception 1221
isCapitalOf Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Volga Federal District
languageUsed Russian
locatedIn Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Volga Federal District
locatedInTimeZone Moscow Time
locatedOnRiver Oka River
Volga River
locatedOnTransportCorridor Trans-Siberian Railway (branch connections)
namedAfter Maxim Gorky
officialName Nizhny Novgorod
partOf Volga region
population over 1,200,000
twinnedWith Jinan
Linz
Nizhny Novgorod, Ohio (symbolic partnership)
Philadelphia


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