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Discover Kungurka in Russia
Kungurka in the region of Sverdlovsk is a town located in Russia - some 868 mi or ( 1396 km ) East of Moscow , the country's capital .
Local time in Kungurka is now 09:13 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Yekaterinburg " with a UTC offset of 6 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Molotov, Kungur, Raskuikha, Podgornyy, and Kurganovo. When in this area, you might want to check out Molotov . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Kungurka ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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SiberianSpring
Spring time in Siberia from the train. Date April 2nd, 2009 ..
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Interesting facts about this location
1960 U-2 incident
The 1960 U-2 incident occurred during the Cold War on 1 May 1960, during the presidency of Dwight Eisenhower and during the leadership of Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, when a United States U-2 spy plane was shot down over the airspace of the Soviet Union.
Located at 56.70 60.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
October 22nd Scud missile attack
The October 22nd Scud missile attack which took place in the midst of the 1973 Yom Kippur War, was the first operational use of Scud missiles in the world. It witnessed Egypt launch three Scud missiles against Israeli targets. One of the missiles was fired at El Arish and the others at the Israeli bridghead on the western bank of the Suez Canal, near Deversoir.
Located at 56.70 60.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
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