Pokrovsky Hills gated community entrance

Pokrovsky Hills (russian: Покровские Холмы) is a gated community in the north-west part of

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 millio ...

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. The residential community consists of 100

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s (after the first part of construction, total is planned to be 260). The neighborhood's population mostly consists of foreigners as it is adjacent to the

Anglo-American School of Moscow The Anglo-American School of Moscow (russian: Англо-американская школа в Москве "Anglo-amerikanskaya Shkola v Moskvye") in Moscow, Russia, is an independent, non-profit, co-educational, international day school caterin ...

. Pokrovsky Hills is situated in a hilly and wooded area with narrow streets. The nearest

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stations are Tushinskaya and

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