Izhevsk

Izhevsk
/ee"zhifsk"/, n.
a city in and the capital of the Udmurt Autonomous Republic, in the Russian Federation in Europe. 549,000.

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also spelled  Iževsk 

      city and capital of Udmurtiya, in west-central Russia, lying along the Izh River. Izhevsk was founded in 1760 as a centre of ironworking and later of armaments, and the city remains a major producer of steel, armaments, machine tools, building machinery, and motorcycles. There is also a large automobile plant. Izhevsk's other industries include large-scale sawmilling and the processing of varied foodstuffs. Izhevsk is the cultural and educational centre of Udmurtiya, with a scientific institute of the Udmurt language, literature, and history, as well as teacher-training, medical, mechanical, and agricultural institutes. Pop. (2006 est.) 619,468.

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