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Novorossiysk or Novorossiisk (both: nô'vərəsēsk`), city (1989 pop. 186,000), Krasnodar Territory, SE European Russia, on the Black Sea. A major port and a naval base, it exports grain and oil, has shipyards, and is a major center of the Russian cement industry. It is connected the pipelines to the oilfields of Kazakhstan. The city stands on the site of a Genoese colony (13th–14th cent.) and of a Turkish fortress, captured by the Russians in 1808. The present city was founded in 1838, and the first cement factory was opened in 1882. Before 1914 it was one of the important grain-exporting cities of Russia. The city was held (1919–20) by the White forces during the Russian civil war. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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the emergence of the 7th Army Corps from Sibiu in the Crimea, the concentration of the enemy troops on the lines of Rostov-on-Don, the redeployment of the German Mountain Units near Novorossiisk and Russia has built its own, alternative transit route - a 1,500 km-long pipeline from Kazakhstan's oilfields to the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiisk. The detained Russian-flagged tanker is owned by the Novorossiisk Shipping company. |
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