Palekh
Palekh is a small town in Ivanovo Oblast. A very artistic town, Palekh is the origin of the prominent 19th-century Palekh school of icon and mural painting, exhibited prominently at the Church of the Exaltation of the Cross.
- Town with about 4,370 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 120 metres (380 feet)
- …is also known as “Paleg”
- Description: town in Palekhsky District, Ivanovo Oblast, Russia
- Address: Палехский муниципальный округ
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Krasnoye, Palekhsky District, Ivanovo Oblast and Dyagilevo.
Krasnoye, Palekhsky District, Ivanovo Oblast
Krasnoye is a rural locality in Palekhsky District, Ivanovo Oblast, Russia.
3½ km northwest of Palekh
Dyagilevo
Hamlet
Dyagilevo is a rural locality in Palekhsky District, Ivanovo Oblast, Russia.
Sergeyevo
Hamlet
Sergeyevo is a rural locality in Palekhsky District, Ivanovo Oblast, Russia.
Palekh
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Latitude
56.8024° or 56° 48′ 9″ north
Longitude
41.854° or 41° 51′ 14″ east
Open location code
9H83RV23+XH
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = town
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In Other Languages
From Akan to Western Frisian—“Palekh” goes by many names.
PalekhAkan
ՊալեխArmenian
ПалехBelarusian
ПалехBulgarian
PalehCatalan
PalekhCatalan
PalekhCebuano
ПалехChechen
帕列赫Chinese
PalechItalian
PalekhItalian
パレフJapanese
パレフ塗りJapanese
팔레흐Korean
PalechasLithuanian
ПалехMacedonian
PalekhNorwegian
ПалехOssetian
پالخPersian
PalechPolish
ПáлехRussian
ПалехRussian
PalekhScots
پئیلخ، روسیهSouth Azerbaijani
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