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Gorki Destination Guide

Discover Gorki in Russia

Gorki in the region of Samara is a place located in Russia - some 535 mi or ( 860 km ) East of Moscow , the country's capital .

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Local time in Gorki is now 07:18 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Samara " with a UTC offset of 4 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Yoshkar-Ola, Vetlyanka, Vasil'yevka, Ul'yanovsk, and Uglovoy. When in this area, you might want to check out Yoshkar-Ola . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Gorki ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Kondurcha River

The Kondurcha is a river in Samara Oblast and Tatarstan, Russian Federation, a right-bank tributary of the Sok River. Its length is 294 km (25 of them in Tatarstan) and its drainage basin is 4,360 km². It origins in Samara Oblast and falls to the Sok in Samara Oblast. Major tributaries are Shlama, Lipovka Rivers. The maximal mineralization 700-800 mg/l. Nurlat stays on the river.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 53.50 50.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Rivers of Samara Oblast, Rivers of Tatarstan

Battle of the Kondurcha River

The Battle of the Kondurcha River was the first major battle of the Tokhtamysh-Timur War. It took place at the Kondurcha River, in the Bulgar Ulus of the Golden Horde, in what today is Samara Oblast in Russia. Tokhtamysh's cavalry tried to encircle Timur's army from the flanks. However, the Central Asian army withstood the assault, after which its sudden frontal attack put the Horde troops to flight. However, many of the Golden Horde troops escaped to fight again at Terek.

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Located at 53.45 50.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: 1390s in Europe, Battles involving the Mongols, Battles involving the Timurid Empire, Conflicts in 1391, Golden Horde