Almetyevsk
Encyclopedia
Almetyevsk also spelled Almat and Elmet, is a city in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia
, located on the left bank of the Zay River
(Kama
's tributary
) 265 kilometres (164.7 mi) southeast of Kazan
. Population: 77,000 (1969); 49,000 (1959).
Almetyevsk is one of the youngest cities in the republic. It was founded as an oil-processing settlement and given town status in 1953. Almetyevsk is an important center of Russia's oil industry. The Druzhba pipeline
starts in Almetyevsk. Pipelines
to Nizhny Novgorod
, Samara
, and Subkhankulovo also start in this city. The city houses several oil equipment plants producing pipes, pumps and other oil tools.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located on the left bank of the Zay River
Zay River
The Zay is a river in Tatarstan, Russian Federation, a left-bank tributary of the Kama River. Its length is 270 km and its drainage basin is 5,020 km². It origins near Mikhaylovka, Leninogorsky District, Tatarstan and falls to the Kama River 7 km south-west of Nizhnekamsk.At its...
(Kama
Kama River
Kama is a major river in Russia, the longest left tributary of the Volga and the largest one in discharge; in fact, it is larger than the Volga before junction....
's tributary
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
) 265 kilometres (164.7 mi) southeast of Kazan
Kazan
Kazan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. With a population of 1,143,546 , it is the eighth most populous city in Russia. Kazan lies at the confluence of the Volga and Kazanka Rivers in European Russia. In April 2009, the Russian Patent Office granted Kazan the...
. Population: 77,000 (1969); 49,000 (1959).
Almetyevsk is one of the youngest cities in the republic. It was founded as an oil-processing settlement and given town status in 1953. Almetyevsk is an important center of Russia's oil industry. The Druzhba pipeline
Druzhba pipeline
The Druzhba pipeline is the world's longest oil pipeline and in fact one of the biggest oil pipeline networks in the world. It carries oil some from the eastern part of the European Russia to points in Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, and Germany...
starts in Almetyevsk. Pipelines
Pipeline transport
Pipeline transport is the transportation of goods through a pipe. Most commonly, liquids and gases are sent, but pneumatic tubes that transport solid capsules using compressed air are also used....
to Nizhny Novgorod
Nizhny Novgorod
Nizhny Novgorod , colloquially shortened to Nizhny, is, with the population of 1,250,615, the fifth largest city in Russia, ranking after Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, and Yekaterinburg...
, Samara
Samara, Russia
Samara , is the sixth largest city in Russia. It is situated in the southeastern part of European Russia at the confluence of the Volga and Samara Rivers. Samara is the administrative center of Samara Oblast. Population: . The metropolitan area of Samara-Tolyatti-Syzran within Samara Oblast...
, and Subkhankulovo also start in this city. The city houses several oil equipment plants producing pipes, pumps and other oil tools.