Blagoveshchensk

Also known as Blagoveschensk, Hailanpao

Blagoveshchensk (, ) is a city and the administrative center of Amur Oblast, Russia. It is located at the confluence of the Amur and the Zeya Rivers, opposite the Chinese city of Heihe.The Amur has formed Russia's border with China since the 1858 Aigun Treaty and the 1860 Treaty of Peking. The area north of the Amur belonged to the Manchu Qing dynasty by the Treaty of Nerchinsk of 1689 until it was ceded to Russia by the Aigun Treaty in 1858.

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Blagoveshchensk is a Russian city in the far east that serves as the administrative center of Amur Oblast, situated where two major rivers meet across from the Chinese city of Heihe. It holds geographic and historical significance as it sits on the Amur River, which has formed the Russia-China border since treaties in the mid-1800s transferred the territory from Chinese to Russian control.

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Russian inhabited locality.en_name: Blagoveshchensk
Russian inhabited locality.ru_name: Благовещенск
Russian inhabited locality.image_skyline: Благовещенск-2011 (041).JPG
Russian inhabited locality.image_caption: The seat of the government of Amur Oblast in Blagoveshchensk.
Russian inhabited locality.map_label_position: left
Russian inhabited locality.image_coa: Coat of Arms of Blagoveshchensk.svg
Russian inhabited locality.image_flag: Flag of Blagoveshchensk.svg
Russian inhabited locality.anthem: Anthem of Blagoveshchensk
Russian inhabited locality.holiday: June 2 (observed on the first Saturday of June)
Russian inhabited locality.federal_subject: Amur Oblast
Russian inhabited locality.adm_city_jur: Blagoveshchensk Urban Okrug
Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of1: Amur Oblast
Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of2: Blagoveshchensk Urban Okrug
Russian inhabited locality.inhabloc_cat: City
Russian inhabited locality.urban_okrug_jur: Blagoveshchensk Urban Okrug
Russian inhabited locality.mun_admctr_of1: Blagoveshchensk Urban Okrug
Russian inhabited locality.mun_admctr_of2: Blagoveshchensky Municipal District
Russian inhabited locality.leader_title: Mayor