Sokolniki, Tula Oblast
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Sokolniki (Russian: Соко́льники) is a town in Tula Oblast, Russia, located 83 km east of Tula. Population: 11,142 (2002 Census); 12,219 (1989 Census).
It was founded in 1958 in place of the village of Sokolniki which existed since at least the 19th century.
Brown coal is mined in the town.
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Cities and towns in Tula Oblast |  |
| Administrative center: Tula Aleksin | Belyov | Bogoroditsk | Bolokhovo | Chekalin | Donskoy | Kimovsk | Kireyevsk | Lipki | Novomoskovsk | Plavsk | Shchyokino | Sokolniki | Sovetsk | Suvorov | Uzlovaya | Venyov | Yasnogorsk | Yefremov |
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