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Kirov (Russian: Киров, IPA: ⓘ) is the largest city and administrative center of Kirov Oblast, Russia. It is located on the Vyatka River in European Russia, 896 kilometres (557 mi) northeast of Moscow. Its population was 468,212 in 2021, up to roughly 750 thousand residents in the urban agglomeration. [14]
Aug 28, 2024 · Kirov, city and administrative centre of Kirov oblast (region), western Russia, on the Vyatka River. The city was founded as Khlynov in 1181 by traders from Novgorod and became the centre of the “Vyatka Lands,” settled by Russians in the 14th to the 15th century.
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Jul 20, 2024 · The Post visited Kirov, in western Russia, where residents say President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine is a fight for Russia’s survival against the U.S. and NATO.
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Kirov (until 1457 and from 1780 to 1934 - Vyatka, from 1457 to 1780 - Khlynov) is a city in Russia located on the Vyatka River, about 948 km north-east of Moscow. It is the administrative center of Kirov Oblast.
Kirov Oblast is a federal subject of Russia located in the central-eastern part of European Russia, part of the Volga Federal District. Kirov (former Vyatka) is the capital city of the region. The population of Kirov Oblast is about 1,235,000 (2022), the area - 120,374 sq. km.
Aug 28, 2024 · Kirov, oblast (region), western Russia. The oblast occupies almost the entire basin of the Vyatka River. It is a rolling morainic plain rising from the broad, central valley of the Vyatka to the dissected limestone uplands of the Severnye Hills in the north and the Vyatsky Hills and Verkhne (Upper) Kama upland in the east.
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