Narimanov (russian: Нарима́нов) is a

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and the

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Narimanovsky District Narimanovsky District (russian: Нарима́новский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #67/2006-OZ and municipalLaw #43/2004-OZ district (raion), one of the administrative divisions of Astrakhan Oblast, eleven in Astrakhan Oblast, Ru ...

in Astrakhan Oblast,

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, located on the western bank of the

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, northwest from

Astrakhan Astrakhan ( rus, Астрахань, p=ˈastrəxənʲ) is the largest city and administrative centre of Astrakhan Oblast in Southern Russia. The city lies on two banks of the Volga, in the upper part of the Volga Delta, on eleven islands of ...

, the administrative center of the

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. Population: 3,400 (1979).

History

Originally known as the '' selo'' of Nizhnevolzhskoye (), it was granted

urban-type settlement Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...

status and renamed Nizhnevolzhsk () in 1967. In 1984, it was granted town status and renamed Narimanov, after the

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Soviet revolutionary

Nariman Narimanov Nariman Karbalayi Najaf oghlu Narimanov ( az, Nəriman Kərbəlayi Nəcəf oğlu Nərimanov, russian: Нарима́н Кербелаи Наджа́ф оглы Нарима́нов; – 19 March 1925) was an Azerbaijani Bolshevik revolutionary, w ...

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Narimanov serves as the

.Law #67/2006-OZ As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Narimanovsky 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 Narimanov. As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Narimanov is incorporated within Narimanovsky Municipal District as Narimanov Urban Settlement.Law #43/2004-OZ

Economy

The town is home to the ''Lotus''

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. In addition to building and repairing ships, the shipyard also builds block modules for large constructions for floating oil production platforms (

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s).

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External links

*Mojgorod.ru
Entry on Narimanov
{{Use mdy dates, date=September 2012 Cities and towns in Astrakhan Oblast Populated places established in 1963 Populated places in Narimanovsky District Former urban-type settlements of Astrakhan Oblast