Place:Tolyatti, Samara, Russia

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NameTolyatti
Alt namesStavropolsource: Rand McNally Atlas (1994) I-167; Times Atlas of World History (1993) p 358
Togliattisource: Rand McNally Atlas (1994) I-177
Toljattisource: Britannica Book of the Year (1988) XI, 834
TypeCity or town
Coordinates53.483°N 49.517°E
Located inSamara, Russia     (1738 - )
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Tolyatti, also known as Togliatti, is a city in Samara Oblast, Russia. Named after Italian communist politician Palmiro Togliatti, it is the largest city in Russia which does not serve as the administrative center of a federal subject. It has a population of 719,632.


Internationally, the city is best known as the home of Russia's largest car manufacturer AvtoVAZ (Lada), which was founded in 1966. It was previously known as Stavropol-on-Volga (until 1964).

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