Kamen-na-Obi
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Kamen-na-Obi known until 1933 as Kamen , is a town in Altai Krai
, Russia
, located on the left bank of the Ob River
208 kilometres (129.2 mi) northwest of Barnaul
. Population: 36,000 (1970).
It was founded in 1751 and granted a town status in 1925. The main industries are food-processing and brick and furniture manufacture
Altai Krai
Altai Krai is a federal subject of Russia . It borders with, clockwise from the south, Kazakhstan, Novosibirsk and Kemerovo Oblasts, and the Altai Republic. The krai's administrative center is the city of Barnaul...
, 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 left bank of the Ob River
Ob River
The Ob River , also Obi, is a major river in western Siberia, Russia and is the world's seventh longest river. It is the westernmost of the three great Siberian rivers that flow into the Arctic Ocean .The Gulf of Ob is the world's longest estuary.-Names:The Ob is known to the Khanty people as the...
208 kilometres (129.2 mi) northwest of Barnaul
Barnaul
-Russian Empire:Barnaul was one of the earlier cities established in Siberia. Originally chosen for its proximity to the mineral-rich Altai Mountains and its location on a major river, the site was founded by the wealthy Demidov family in the 1730s. In addition to the copper which had originally...
. Population: 36,000 (1970).
It was founded in 1751 and granted a town status in 1925. The main industries are food-processing and brick and furniture manufacture