Liski

Russia / Voronezh / Georgiu-Dezh /
 city, district center

Town and the administrative center of Liskinsky District in Voronezh Oblast, Russia. Population: 54,147 (2021 Census).
Liski was founded as Novaya Pokrovka (Новая Покровка) in 1571, later merged with the local train station Liski in 1928. It was renamed Svoboda (Свобода) in 1943, and after a period again as Liski. It was renamed Georgiu-Dezh (Георгиу-Деж) in 1965 for the first Romanian communist leader, Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, before returning to Liski again in 1990.
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Coordinates:   50°59'8"N   39°32'4"E
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