Place:Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

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NameNizhny Novgorod
Alt namesNizhny Novgorod Oblast
Gor'kijsource: Rand McNally Atlas (1989) p 80
Gorkysource: Rand McNally Atlas (1989) p 80
Gorky oblastsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Gor′kiĭsource: Family History Library Catalog
Nizhegorodsource: Family History Library Catalog
Nizhniy Novgorodsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Nizhniĭ Novgorodsource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeHistorical Province, Oblast
Located inRussia
Also located inPrivolzhsky, Russia    
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Nizhny Novgorod Oblast (Nizhegorodskaya oblast), is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Nizhny Novgorod. It has a population of 3,310,597 as of the 2010 Census. From 1932 to 1990 it was known as Gorky Oblast.

The oblast is crossed by the Volga River. Apart from Nizhny Novgorod's metropolitan area (including Dzerzhinsk, Bor and Kstovo) the biggest city is Arzamas. Near the town of Sarov there is the Serafimo-Diveyevsky Monastery, one of the largest convents in Russia, established by Saint Seraphim of Sarov. The Makaryev Monastery opposite of the town of Lyskovo used to be the location of the largest fair in Eastern Europe. Other historic towns include Gorodets and Balakhna, located on the Volga to the north from Nizhny Novgorod.

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