Balashikha
Sign in to saveBalashikha () is the largest in terms of population and the third in terms of area city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Pekhorka River east of the Moscow Ring Road. Population:
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Balashikha is a major city in the Moscow Oblast region of Russia, located east of Moscow along the Pekhorka River, and it has the largest population of any city in that region. It matters as an important urban center in the Moscow metropolitan area, serving as a significant residential and economic hub for the surrounding region.
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Key facts
- Russian inhabited locality.en_name
- Balashikha
- Russian inhabited locality.ru_name
- Балашиха
- Russian inhabited locality.image_skyline
- Balashikha Collage 01.png
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- Clockwise: Lenina Avenue, Balashikha-Arena, Balashikha railway station. Balashikha cotton mill #1
- Russian inhabited locality.image_flag
- Flag of Balashikha.svg
- Russian inhabited locality.image_coa
- Coat of arms of Balashikha.svg
- Russian inhabited locality.federal_subject
- Moscow Oblast
- Russian inhabited locality.adm_inhabloc_jur
- Balashikha City Under Oblast Jurisdiction
- Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of1
- Balashikha City Under Oblast Jurisdiction
- Russian inhabited locality.inhabloc_cat
- City
- Russian inhabited locality.urban_okrug_jur
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16 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Geography
- History
- Soviet period
- Modernity
- Administrative and municipal status
- Sport
- Culture
- Military
- Notable people
- Twin towns – sister cities
- References
- Notes
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
Balashikha () is the largest in terms of population and the third in terms of area city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Pekhorka River east of the Moscow Ring Road. Population:
==Etymology== In Finno-Ugric languages, Bala-shika means land of celebrations, land of laughter and fun. Finnic peoples lived in this area before Slavs.