Zeya (town)
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Zeya (Russian: Зе́я) is a town in Amur Oblast, Russia, located on the Zeya River (a tributary of the Amur) some 230 km southeast of Tynda and 532 km north of Blagoveshchensk. Population: 27,400 (2005 est.); 27,795 (2002 Census); 31,955 (1989 Census).
Zeya was founded in 1879 as a settlement of Zeysky Sklad (Зе́йский Склад, lit. Zeya Warehouse) due to the discovery of gold deposits in the Zeya River basin. In 1906, it was renamed Zeya-Pristan (Зе́я-При́стань, lit Zeya Port). In 1913, the town was once again renamed and became Zeya.
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