Kizel (kēzyĕl'), city (1989 pop. 37,000), E European Russia, on the Kizel River and on the western slopes of the Urals. It is a coal-mining and industrial center with coal-concentrating factories and plants that produce mining equipment, clothing, and food products. It was founded in the late 18th cent. as a coal mining town.
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Coordinates: 59°3′23.04″N 57°38′33″E / 59.0564°N 57.6425°E
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Kizel (Russian: Ки́зел) is a town in Perm Krai, Russia, located on the Kizel River (Kama's basin), 200 kilometres (120 mi) northeast of Perm. Population: 23,841 (2002 Census); 36,746 (1989 Census); 60,700 (1959).
Kizel has had town status since 1926.
External links
- Website of Kizel (Russian)
- Kizel. Photo. Weather. Map. Destination. (Russian)
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