Moskovsky City District (russian: Московский район), is one of the eight districts of the
city
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of
Nizhny Novgorod
Nizhny Novgorod ( ; rus, links=no, Нижний Новгород, a=Ru-Nizhny Novgorod.ogg, p=ˈnʲiʐnʲɪj ˈnovɡərət ), colloquially shortened to Nizhny, from the 13th to the 17th century Novgorod of the Lower Land, formerly known as Gork ...
,
Russia
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. Moskovsky District had existed since 1970. Between 1956 and 1970, the territory of today's Moskovsky District was part of the
Sormovsky City District
Sormovsky City District (russian: Со́рмовский райо́н), or Sormovo (russian: Со́рмово), is one of the eight districts of the city of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. It occupies the northwestern corner of the city, adjacent to the ...
, meaning that during that time the
Sormovo Airfield
Sormovo (or Gorkiy Sormovo) is an airfield in Russia, located on the outskirts of Nizhny Novgorod, some from the center city, just west of the Sokol Aircraft Plant. Legally, it is within the city's Moskovsky District ( Московский ра ...
was actually within the Sormovsky District.
References
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City districts of Nizhny Novgorod