l), city (1989 pop. 110,000), E European Russia, in the Udmurt Republic, on the Kama River. It is a rail junction on the Moscow-Yekaterinburg line. Industries include food processing, machine tools, radio equipment, steel, and aircraft parts. Founded in the late 16th cent., Sarapul was devastated in the Pugachev rebellion of 1773. During the early 19th cent. it served as a trade center on the route to Siberia.Sarapul
a city under republic (ASSR) jurisdiction and administrative center of Sarapul Raion, Udmurt ASSR. Located on the right bank of the Kama River at its intersection with the Moscow-Sverdlovsk railroad, 63 km southeast of Izhevsk. Major port. Population, 105,000 (1975; 42,000, 1939; 69,000, 1959), Sarapul is the second city of the republic in economic significance (after Izhevsk). It is an old center for the leather and footwear industries. During the years of Soviet power, machine building and metalworking developed in the city; manufactured items include drill bits for the petroleum and gas industries, washing machines, radio receivers, and condensers. There are enterprises of the woodworking, construction-materials, and food industries. Educational institutions include the evening branch of the Izhevsk Mechanical Institute, mechanical, food-industry, cooperative, and sovkhoz technicums, and medical and pedagogical schools. Sarapul has a drama theater and a museum of local lore.
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Reshetov, A. A. Sarapul. Izhevsk, 1968.Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
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