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Sim

Russia / Cheljabinsk / Sim /

Town in Ashinsky District of Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Sim River, 340 kilometers (210 mi) west of Chelyabinsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 14,466 (2010 Census).
It was founded in 1759 as Simsky Zavod (Си́мский Заво́д, lit. Sim's Plant), a settlement around an ironworks. It was renamed Sim and granted town status on November 13, 1942.
It is the birthplace of Igor Kurchatov, a famous Soviet/Russian physicist.
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Coordinates:   55°1'11"N   57°41'55"E
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