Balashov
Encyclopedia
Balashov is a town in Saratov Oblast
, Russia
, located on the Khopyor River
. Population:
Town status was granted to it in 1780.
It was home to Balashov air base
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Saratov Oblast
Saratov Oblast is a federal subject of Russia , located in the Volga Federal District. Its administrative center is the city of Saratov. Population: -Demographics:Population:...
, Russia
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 Khopyor River
Khopyor River
Khopyor is a river in European Russia, the biggest left tributary of the Don River. Length 979 km, watershed: 61,100 km², mouth width: 300m.Navigable up to 323 km...
. Population:
Town status was granted to it in 1780.
It was home to Balashov air base
Balashov (air base)
Balashov is an air base in Russia located 9 km east of Balashov, Saratov Oblast. Google Earth high-resolution imagery accessed in 2006 showed 65 Antonov An-24 transport aircraft and a few helicopters....
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