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Kursk (Russian: Курск, IPA:) is a city and the administrative center of Kursk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Kur, Tuskar, and Seym rivers. It has a population of 440,052 ( 2021 Census ) .
A real growth of the area around Kursk began soon after that, with a large migration from Central Russia after the Russian famine of 1601–1603. The region was affected by Crimean–Nogai slave raids in the 16th and 17th centuries. Between 1708 and 1719, Kursk was a part of the newly created Kiev Governorate.
Battle of Kursk. / 51.7; 36.1. Soviets regain territory along a 2,000 km (1,200 mi) wide front after the battle. [1] The Battle of Kursk was a major World War II Eastern Front battle between the forces of Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union near Kursk in southwestern Russia during the summer of 1943, resulting in a Soviet victory. The Battle of ...
Kursky District, Kursk Oblast. / 51.733°N 36.183°E / 51.733; 36.183. Kursky District ( Russian: Ку́рский райо́н) is an administrative [1] and municipal [5] district ( raion ), one of the twenty-eight in Kursk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,657.29 square kilometers ...
Kurchatov (Russian: Курча́тов) is a town in Kursk Oblast, Russia, located on the Seym River 42 kilometers (26 mi) west of Kursk. Population: 40,318 ( 2021 Census ) ; [ 6 ] 42,706 ( 2010 Russian census ) ; [ 2 ] 45,556 ( 2002 Census ) ; [ 7 ] 41,085 ( 1989 Soviet census ) .
Oktyabrsky District (Russian: Октя́брьский райо́н) is an administrative [1] and municipal [5] district , one of the twenty-eight in Kursk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the oblast. The area of the district is 628 square kilometers (242 sq mi). [2]
July 29, 2024 at 12:29 AM. (Reuters) -Kyiv launched more than two dozen drones on the Russian region of Kursk in several waves of attacks that started Saturday night and damaged an oil depot ...
The Kursk Nuclear Power Plant [a] is one of the three biggest nuclear power plants (NPPs) in Russia and one of the four biggest electricity producers in the country. It is located on the bank of the Seym River about 40 kilometers west of the city of Kursk , midway between it and the city of Lgov , in western Russia.