Budyonnovsk, Stavropol Krai, North Caucasus, Russia
🇷🇺 Budyonnovsk (Будённовск) is a town in Stavropol Krai, Russia. Previously, it was named Svyatoy Krest (Свято́й Крест, lit. "holy cross") and Prikumsk (Прику́мск).
1History The town was founded in 1799 by Armenian settlers from Derbent. During World War II, Budyonnovsk was occupied by German troops. The Budyonnovsk hospital hostage crisis took place in Budyonnovsk from June 14 to 19 of 1995.
1Geography: Administrative status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Budyonnovsk serves as the administrative centre of Budyonnovsky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of krai significance of Budyonnovsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the town of krai significance of Budyonnovsk is incorporated within Budyonnovsky Municipal District as Budyonnovsk Urban Settlement.
1Military An airbase is located 14 km (9 miles) north-west of the town.
1Moscow Time
Budyonnovsk has a population of over 64,624 people. Budyonnovsk also forms one of the centres of the wider Stavropol Krai which has a population of over 2,786,281 people.
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Antipodal to: Budyonnovsk -135.85,-44.785
🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16726.8
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🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 15298.1
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🇨🇱 Valdivia -73.233,-39.8 d: 14963
🇨🇱 Osorno -73.133,-40.567 d: 14994.8
🇨🇱 Port Montt -72.933,-41.467 d: 15025
🇨🇱 Puerto Montt -72.933,-41.467 d: 15025
🇨🇱 Coronel -73.217,-37.017 d: 14811.8
🇨🇱 Talcahuano -73.117,-36.717 d: 14787.3