Place:Vyazma, Smolensk, Russia

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NameVyazma
Alt namesV'az'masource: Canby, Historic Places (1984) II, 1004
Vyaz'masource: Rand McNally Atlas (Reprinted 1994) I-186
Вязьмаsource: Wikipedia
TypeCity or town
Coordinates55.217°N 34.3°E
Located inSmolensk, Russia
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Vyazma is a town and the administrative center of Vyazemsky District in Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Vyazma River, about halfway between Smolensk, the administrative center of the oblast, and Mozhaysk. Throughout its turbulent history, it defended western approaches to Moscow. Population: 44,000 (1970).

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