Nizhny Novgorod Governorate Нижегородская губерния |
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Governorate of Russian Empire | |||||
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Map of Nizhny Novgorod Governorate. | |||||
Capital | Nizhny Novgorod | ||||
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• | Established | 1796 | |||
• | Disestablished | 1929 |
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Nizhny Novgorod Governorate (Russian: Нижегородская губерния, Nizhegorodskaya guberniya), was an administrative division (a guberniya) of the Russian Empire, which existed from 1714 to 1929. Its administrative center was in the city of Nizhny Novgorod.
Coordinates: 56°19′37″N 44°00′27″E / 56.3269°N 44.0075°E