Polyarnye Zori

Polyarnye Zori

Polyarnye Zori ( _ru. Поля́рные Зо́ри, lit. "Polar Dawns") is a town in Murmansk Oblast, Russia, located on the Niva River, Lake Imandra, and Lake Pinozero some km to mi|224 south of Murmansk. Population: 15,900 (2005 est.); ru-census|p02=15910|p89=19428

Polyarnye Zori was founded in 1968 as a settlement for workers of the electrical power industry due to the construction of the Kola Nuclear Power Plant. It was granted town status in 1991.

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* [http://www.pz-city.ru/ Official website of Polyarnye Zori] ru icon


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