Orsk (Orenburgskai︠a︡ oblastʹ, Russia)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
אורסק (מחוז אורנבורג, רוסיה)
Name (Latin)
Orsk (Orenburgskai︠a︡ oblastʹ, Russia)
Other forms of name
nnaa Orsk, Russia
nne Orsk (Orenburgskai︠a︡ oblastʹ, R.S.F.S.R.)
Coordinates
58.4681 58.4681 51.229 51.229 (gooearth )
Associated country
Russia (Federation)
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 246274007
Wikidata: Q47166
Library of congress: n 85354326
Sources of Information
  • NIS gaz. USSR(Orsk, POPL, 51°12ʹN 58°34ʹE; lists 2 Orsk in RSFSR)
  • Orsk, 1985:t.p. (Orsk)
  • RSFSR, admin.-territor. delenie, 1981:p. 308 (Orsk, in Orenburgskai︠a︡ oblastʹ, founded 1865)
  • NIS gaz. USSR(Orsk, POPL, 51p0s12ʹN 58p0s34ʹE; lists 2 Orsk in RSFSR)
  • LC manual cat.(hdg.: Orsk, Russia)

Wikipedia description:

Orsk (Russian: Орск) is the second largest city in Orenburg Oblast, Russia, located on the steppe about 100 kilometers (62 mi) southeast of the southern tip of the Ural Mountains. The city straddles the Ural River. Population: 239,800 (2010 census); 250,963 (2002 census); 270,711 (1989 Soviet census). It lies adjacent to the Kazakhstan–Russia border.

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