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Nakhichevan-On-the-Don
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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A town of southern Russia, in the Don Cossacks territory, 6 m. by rail N.E. of the town of Rostov and on the right bank of the Don. Pop. (r90o) 30,883. It was founded in 1780 by Armenian immigrants. It soon became a wealthy place, and still is the administrative centre of the "Armenian district," a narrow strip along the banks of the Don, with a population of 27,250. The town has tobacco and wadding factories, tallow-melting works, soap-works, brickworks and tanneries. There is a large trade in cereals and timber.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Nakhichevan-On-the-Don'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​n/nakhichevan-on-the-don.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Nakhichevan-On-the-Don'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​n/nakhichevan-on-the-don.html. 1910.