Syzran

Syzran
/siz"reuhn/; Russ. /si"zrddeuhn/, n.
a city in the E Russian Federation in Europe, on the Volga. 174,000.

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▪ Russia
      city, Samara oblast (province), western Russia. It lies along the Volga River at the latter's confluence with the Syzran River. Founded in 1683 as a stronghold at the eastern end of the Syzran defensive line, the city is a significant river port and an important centre of the western Volga-Urals oil field. Oil refining, manufacture of chemicals, glassmaking, timber working, and food processing are the city's principal industries. Pop. (1993 est.) 175,900.

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