Zernograd
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Zernograd (Russian: Зерногра́д) is a town in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located 71 km southeast of Rostov-on-Don. Population: 28,840 (2002 Census); 26,097 (1989 Census).
It was founded in 1915 as the halt of Verblyud (Верблю́д) due to the construction of the Rostov–Torgovaya railway. By 1933, it became a settlement and was renamed Zernovoy (Зерново́й). It was granted town status in 1951 and renamed Zernograd in 1960.
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