Chernozemye
Chernozem is the exceptionally fertile "Black Earth" belt in European Russia along the border with Ukraine, famous for its rich, deep, black soil. Its cities are best known to the English-speaking world for the vital importance they played as the principal battleground around the turning point of World War II, home to the massive tank battle of Kursk.
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Kursk
Kursk is the capital of the Kursk Oblast in the Western part of Russia known as Chernozemye region.
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Kursk Oblast
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Chernozemye
- Region
- …is also known as “Central Black Earth Region”
- Description: Soil region in Russia
- Location
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Latitude of center
51.58° or 51° 34′ 48″ north
Longitude of center
37.21° or 37° 12′ 36″ east
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Venetian—“Chernozemye” goes by many names.
منطقة الأرض السوداء المركزيةArabic
منطقة تشيرنوزيم الوسطىArabic
Цэнтральнае Чарназем’еBelarusian
中央黑土区Chinese
中央黑土區Chinese
ChernozemDutch
Regio Centrale Zwarte AardeDutch
צ’רנוזמיהHebrew
צ’רנוזמייהHebrew
Černozem’eItalian
Regione della Terra Nera centraleItalian
中央黒土地域Japanese
中央黒土地帯Japanese
Den sentrale svartjordregionenNorwegian Nynorsk
Центрально Черноземный регионRussian
Центрально-Чернозёмная областьRussian
Центральное ЧерноземьеRussian
Centralna črnozemeljska regijaSlovenian
Merkez Kara Toprak BölgesiTurkish
Центральне Чорнозем’яUkrainian
Rejon de ła Tera Nera sentrałeVenetian
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