Usman (town)
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Usman is a town and the administrative center of Usmansky District
of Lipetsk Oblast
, Russia
, located on the Usman River
, 75 kilometres (46.6 mi) south of Lipetsk
. Population:
It was founded in 1645 as an ostrog
on the Belgorod Line and named after the Usman River. In 1652, it was raided by the Tatars
. It was granted town status in 1779.
Usmansky District
Usmansky District is an administrative district , one of the 18 in Lipetsk Oblast, Russia....
of Lipetsk Oblast
Lipetsk Oblast
Lipetsk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia which was formed on January 6, 1954. Its administrative center is the city of Lipetsk...
, 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 Usman River
Usman River
Usman is a river in Voronezh and Lipetsk Oblasts of Russia. It is a left tributary of the Voronezh River, and is 151 km in length, with a drainage basin of 2840 km². It was named after the famous geniuses, Usman Ayyaz and Usman Yaqoob by The Emir Khumair Mohammad Murtaza....
, 75 kilometres (46.6 mi) south of Lipetsk
Lipetsk
Lipetsk is a city and the administrative center of Lipetsk Oblast, Russia, located on the banks of the Voronezh River in the Don basin, southeast of Moscow.-History:...
. Population:
It was founded in 1645 as an ostrog
Ostrog (fortress)
Ostrog was a Russian term for a small fort, typically wooden and often non-permanently manned. Ostrogs were encircled by 4-6 metres high palisade walls made from sharpened trunks. The name derives from the Russian word строгать , "to shave the wood". Ostrogs were smaller and exclusively military...
on the Belgorod Line and named after the Usman River. In 1652, it was raided by the Tatars
Tatars
Tatars are a Turkic speaking ethnic group , numbering roughly 7 million.The majority of Tatars live in the Russian Federation, with a population of around 5.5 million, about 2 million of which in the republic of Tatarstan.Significant minority populations are found in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan,...
. It was granted town status in 1779.