Kashtak
District of Novoye Pole
Chelyabinsk Oblast - Russia

Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant

Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant (Russian: Челябинский тракторный завод, Chelyabinskiy traktornyy zavod, abbreviated ЧТЗ, ChTZ) also known as CTZ-Uraltrak (ЧТЗ-УРАЛТРАК) is a tractor plant in the Russian city of Chelyabinsk.

Located at 55.1556, 61.4733 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
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South Ural State University

South Ural State University (SUSU) (Russian: Южно-Уральский государственный университет) was established on December 15, 1943 as Chelyabinsk Mechanical Engineering Institute in Chelyabinsk. It was founded as a response to the defense enterprises need of engineers during World War II.

Located at 55.16, 61.37 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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Yunost Sport Palace

Yunost Sport Palace is an indoor sporting arena located in Chelyabinsk, Russia. The capacity of the arena is 3,500. It was the home arena of the Traktor Chelyabinsk ice hockey team until the Traktor Sport Palace opened in 2008.

Located at 55.169, 61.3915 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Chelyabinsk Airport

Chelyabinsk Airport is an airport in Russia located 18 km north of Chelyabinsk. It services large airliners and can park up to 51 aircraft. It also serves as a secondary hub for S7 Airlines and Ural Airlines. A NDB beacon transmits on 412 kHz.

Located at 55.305, 61.505 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Chelyabinsk Shagol Airport

Chelyabinsk Shagol Airport (also Bakal) is an airport in Russia located in the northwest part of Chelyabinsk. It was the first airport in Chelyabinsk, but now all passenger services are routed through Chelyabinsk Balandino Airport, and Shagol Airport is used by the local pilots' training school, the Chelyabinsk Red Banner Military Aviation Institute of Navigators. In August 2007 it was used in military exercises of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.

Located at 55.26, 61.3 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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2008 Chelyabinsk Antonov An-12 crash

On 26 May 2008, a Moskovia Airlines An-12 cargo aircraft crashed near Chelyabinsk, Russia. After departure to Perm it turned back and crashed near the airfield, killing all nine crew members . The aircraft transported cash money to Chelyabinsk http://www. rambler. ru/news/events/aircrash/12813959. html http://www. akado. com/news/document15139/ http://news. mail. ru/incident/1785523/, and was returning to Perm without any cargo. It took off only after a second attempt at 18:02 (local time).

Located at 55.4, 61.5 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Chelyabinsk Trade Center

Chelyabinsk Trade Center (Russian: Челябинский Торговый центр) is a building on the embankment of the Miass River in Chelyabinsk, Russia, built in 1975. The Trade Center silhouette became one of the symbols of the city. The main square building (side size is 102 meters) is covered by the dome, which is supported only by the columns on its edges. The dome itself is made of 1500 reinforced concrete shells, tightened together with metal cables. Total weight of the dome is above 5000 tons.

Located at 55.1731, 61.3925 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Traktor Sport Palace

Traktor Sport Palace is an indoor sporting arena located in Chelyabinsk, Russia. It is used for various indoor events and is the home arena of the Traktor Chelyabinsk of the Kontinental Hockey League. The capacity of the arena is 7,500 spectators. It replaced Yunost Sport Palace as the home of Traktor.

Located at 55.1749, 61.2873 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Chelyabinsk State University

Chelyabinsk State University is a university in Chelyabinsk, Russia. It was established in 1976 and is considered one of the leading academic institutions in the south Urals.

Located at 55.1767, 61.3186 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Chelyabinsk meteor

On 15 February 2013, a small asteroid entered Earth's atmosphere over Russia at about 09:20 YEKT with an estimated speed of 18 km/s (40,000 mph); it became a brilliant superbolide meteor over the southern Ural region. The dazzling light of the meteor was bright enough to cast moving shadows during the morning daylight in Chelyabinsk and was observed from Sverdlovsk, Tyumen, Orenburg Oblasts, the Republic of Bashkortostan, and in Kazakhstan. Eyewitnesses also felt intense heat from the fireball.

Located at 55.15, 61.41 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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