Usolye-Sibirskoye

Usolye-Sibirskoye

Russia
also spelled  Usolje-Sibirskoje,  or  Usole-Sibirskoe,  

      city, Irkutsk oblast (province), east-central Russia. It lies along the Angara River and the Trans-Siberian Railroad. The city is an old centre of salt production that continues as a major producer of caustic soda. Other plants produce machinery and synthetic rubber. A health resort is nearby. Pop. (1995 est.) 106,000.

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