Znamensk, Astrakhan Oblast
| Znamensk (English) Знаменск (Russian) |
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.jpg) Officers' House in Znamensk |
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.svg) Location of Astrakhan Oblast in Russia |
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| Administrative status (as of December 2010) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Astrakhan Oblast |
| Administratively subordinated to | closed administrative-territorial formation of Znamensk |
| Administrative center of | closed administrative-territorial formation of Znamensk |
| Municipal status (as of December 2010) | |
| Urban okrug | Znamensk Urban Okrug |
| Administrative center of | Znamensk Urban Okrug |
| City Head | V. N. Likh |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 29,401 inhabitants |
| Time zone | SAMT (UTC+04:00) |
| Founded | 1948 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 85140 |
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Znamensk (Russian: Знаменск) is a closed town in Astrakhan Oblast, Russia. Population:29,401 (2010 Census);32,068 (2002 Census).
It was founded in 1948 as Kapustin Yar-1—the name which it had been known until 1992. Nowadays, Kapustin Yar is the name of a nearby rural locality. The military testing range is officially known as 4GCMP (4th State Central Interspecific Test-site). Town status was granted in 1962.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as the closed administrative-territorial formation of Znamensk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the closed administrative-territorial formation of Znamensk is incorporated as Znamensk Urban Okrug.
The town has twenty-one kindergartens, four middle schools, two gymnasium schools, a sports facility, and a branch of the Astrakhan State Institute.
Railway station "Razyezd 85 km" on the Volgograd-Astrakhan railway branch is located in the town.
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