Kambarka (russian: Камбарка) is a

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and the

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Kambarsky District Kambarsky District (russian: Камба́рский райо́н; udm, Камбарка ёрос, ''Kambarka joros'') is an administrativeConstitution of the Udmurt Republic and municipalLaw #81-RZ district (raion), one of the twenty-five in the U ...

of the

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, located on the

Kambarka River Kambarka (russian: Камбарка) is a town and the administrative center of Kambarsky District of the Udmurt Republic, Russia, located on the Kambarka River (Kama's basin), southeast of Izhevsk. Population: History It was founded as a ...

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's basin), southeast of

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History

It was founded as a settlement around a

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, which was constructed in 1761–1767. It was granted town status in 1945. The city of Kambarka was one of the residence centers of the Udmurt Jews.Altyntsev A.V., "The Concept of Love in Ashkenazim of Udmurtia and Tatarstan", Nauka Udmurtii. 2013. № 4 (66), p. 131. (Алтынцев А.В.
"Чувство любви в понимании евреев-ашкенази Удмуртии и Татарстана".
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Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kambarka serves as the

.Law #46-RZ As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Kambarsky District as the

town of district significance Town of district significance is an administrative division of a district in a federal subject of Russia. It is equal in status to a selsoviet or an urban-type settlement of district significance, but is organized around a town (as opposed to a ...

of Kambarka. As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Kambarka is incorporated within Kambarsky Municipal District as Kambarskoye Urban Settlement.Law #81-ZR

Economy

Kambarka Engineering Works Kambarka Engineering Works - Full name: Open Joint Stock Company «Kambarka Engineering Works» (russian: КМЗ or ). A rolling stock manufacturer, located in the city of Kambarka ( Udmurt), Russia. History of the Factory Construction of an ...

operates in the town. Operates a chemical plant.

Chemical weapons destruction plant

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s destruction plant was built in Kambarka during the Soviet times. This was in accordance to the obligations under the CWC to destroy all of the chemical weapon stockpiles by 2012.

International relations

Twin towns and sister cities

On May 17, 2002, Mayor Georgy Kislov signed a Sister Cities International agreement with Mayor Charlie Roberts of the city of

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in the

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External links

Official website of Kambarka

Kambarka Business Directory
{{Authority control Cities and towns in Udmurtia Osinsky Uyezd