Salsk

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Coat of arms of Salsk

Salsk (Russian: Сальск) is a town in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the Sredny Yegorlyk River (Don's basin), 180 km southeast of Rostov-on-Don. Population: 61,775 (2002 Census); 61,088 (1989 Census).

It was established as a settlement serving the railway station of Torgovaya (Торго́вая), which opened in 1899. It was granted town status and renamed Salsk in 1926.

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(Russian) Website of Salsk

	Cities and towns in Rostov Oblast
	Administrative center: Rostov-on-Don Aksay \| Azov \| Bataysk \| Belaya Kalitva \| Donetsk \| Gukovo \| Kamensk-Shakhtinsky \| Novocherkassk \| Novoshakhtinsk \| Konstantinovsk \| Krasny Sulin \| Millerovo \| Morozovsk \| Proletarsk \| Salsk \| Semikarakorsk \| Shakhty \| Taganrog \| Tsimlyansk \| Volgodonsk \| Zernograd \| Zverevo