Alatyr

Russia / Chuvasija / Ratorosh /
 city, second-level administrative division, district center

Alatyr (Russian: Ала́тырь; Chuvash: Улатӑр Ulatăr) is a town in the Chuvash Republic, Russia, located on the Sura River at its confluence with the Alatyr River. Population: 38,203 (2010 Census).
Alatyr is one of the oldest towns in the republic. It was founded in 1552[2] as a fortified outpost where an old Mordvin village once stood, and was granted town status in 1780. Alatyr gained economic importance in 1894 after to the construction of the Moscow—Ryazan—Kazan railroad.
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Coordinates:   54°50'44"N   46°34'32"E
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