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Zhirki Destination Guide

Touring Zhirki in Russia

Zhirki in the region of Tverskaya is a city located in Russia - some 139 mi or ( 223 km ) North of Moscow , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Zhirki

Time in Zhirki is now 05:38 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Moscow " with a UTC offset of 4 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Zaruch'ye, Volokolamsk, Vologda, Vladimir, and Tver. Being here already, consider visiting Zaruch'ye . Check out our recommendations for Zhirki ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Dorokhovo (air base)

Dorokhovo (also Bezhetsk, Bezhetsk, or Dorokhov) is an air base in Tver Oblast, Russia, located 7 km southwest of Bezhetsk. It is a small interceptor base with about 10 alert pads for fighter aircraft and some other pads and tarmac space. In 1967 it received some of the first Sukhoi Su-15 (Flagon) interceptors. It was home to 611 IAP (611th Interceptor Aviation Regiment) flying 39 Su-15 aircraft in the 1970s and Su-27 aircraft by the 1990s. It also had MiG-31 aircraft.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 57.72 36.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Russian Air Force bases, Soviet Air Defence Force bases, Soviet Air Force bases