Asbest
Sign in to saveAsbest () is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Bolshoy Reft River (right tributary of the Pyshma) on the eastern slopes of the Ural Mountains, northeast of Yekaterinburg. Population: It was previously known as Kudelka (Sliver) (until 1928).
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Asbest is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, situated on the Bolshoy Reft River in the eastern Ural Mountains region northeast of Yekaterinburg. The town, which was called Kudelka until 1928, is notable as a significant settlement in this mountainous region of Russia.
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- Asbest
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- Асбест
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- Welcome sign at the entrance to Asbest, saying "Asbest is my town and destiny"
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- Flag of Asbest (Sverdlovsk oblast).png
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- Coat of Arms of Asbest (Sverdlovsk oblast).png
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- Sverdlovsk Oblast
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- Town of Asbest
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- Town
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- Asbestovsky Urban Okrug
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Asbest () is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Bolshoy Reft River (right tributary of the Pyshma) on the eastern slopes of the Ural Mountains, northeast of Yekaterinburg. Population: It was previously known as Kudelka (Sliver) (until 1928).
==Etymology== The town is named for its asbestos industry.