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{{City
|name =Nizhny Novgorod
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|country =Russia
|state =Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
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|settled =1221
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|population =1,250,619
|area =180 sq mi
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|mayor =Ivan Karnilin
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'''Nizhny Novgorod''' ([[Russian language|Russian]]:''Нижний Новгород'') is the capital city of the Federal subject of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, and has a population of 1,250,619 inhabitants as of the 2010 Census.
The city was named '''Gorky''' between 1932 and 1990 in relation to the socialist [[Maxim Gorky]].
The main center of the city is the Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin and is situated on the [[Volga River]].
[[Category:Russian Cities and Towns]]