Blagoveshchensk (Russian: Благове́щенск) is a city in Russia, the administrative center of Amur Oblast, located 7,985 km east of Moscow. Population: 219,221 (2002 Census);[1] 205,553 (1989 Census).[2] In the Chinese language, the city is also known as 海兰泡
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