Khimki
Sign in to saveKhimki (, ) is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is located approximately northwest from central Moscow, and is part of the Moscow metropolitan area.
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Khimki is a city located in the Moscow Oblast region of Russia, situated about northwest of central Moscow as part of the greater Moscow metropolitan area. It matters primarily as a significant urban center within Russia's most important metropolitan region.
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- Russian inhabited locality.en_name
- Khimki
- Russian inhabited locality.ru_name
- Химки
- Russian inhabited locality.image_skyline
- Town of Khimki near Moscow - Babakina Street - in February 2010.jpg
- Russian inhabited locality.image_caption
- Babakina Street in Khimki (February 2010)
- Russian inhabited locality.map_label_position
- top
- Russian inhabited locality.image_coa
- Герб Химок.svg
- Russian inhabited locality.image_flag
- Flag of Khimki (Moscow oblast).svg
- Russian inhabited locality.pushpin_map
- Russia Moscow#Russia Moscow Oblast#European Russia#Europe
- Russian inhabited locality.federal_subject
- Moscow Oblast
- Russian inhabited locality.adm_city_jur
- Khimki City Under Oblast Jurisdiction
- Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of
- Khimki City Under Oblast Jurisdiction
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21 sectionsContents
- History
- Origins and formation
- Khimki in the Battle of Moscow
- Post war
- Population
- Politics
- Parties
- Administrative and municipal status
- Economy
- Transportation
- Trolleybus routes
- [[October Railway]] stations and platforms in Khimki
- Gallery
- Sport
- Divided city
- Twin towns – sister cities
- See also
- References
- Notes
- Sources
- External links
Khimki (, ) is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is located approximately northwest from central Moscow, and is part of the Moscow metropolitan area.
==History== ===Origins and formation=== Khimki was initially a railway station that had existed since 1850 on the Moscow – Saint Petersburg Railway. The Moskva-Volga Canal was constructed between 1932 and 1937; Khimki lies on the west bank. Khimki was then officially founded in 1939.