Sarov

Summary

Sarov is a city or town^[1]. Sarov ranks in the top 5% of city_or_town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (274 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Sarov is located in Sarov Urban Okrug^[3].
• Sarov is located in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast^[4].
• Sarov is located in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast^[5].
• Sarov is in the country of Russia^[6].
• Sarov is in the country of Russian Empire^[7].
• Sarov is in the country of Soviet Union^[8].
• Sarov is in the country of Tsardom of Russia^[9].
• Sarov's image is recorded as Колокольня Свято-Успенского мужского монастыря Саровская Пустынь. Город Саров, Нижегородская область.jpg^[10].
• Sarov's instance of is recorded as city or town^[11].
• Sarov's instance of is recorded as closed city^[12].
• Sarov's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of Arms of Sarov (Nizhny Novgorod oblast).svg^[13].
• Sarov's twinned administrative body is recorded as Novyy Afon^[14].
• Sarov's twinned administrative body is recorded as Los Alamos^[15].
• Sarov's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sergiyev Posad^[16].
• Sarov's twinned administrative body is recorded as Seversk^[17].
• Sarov's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 238098847^[18].
• Sarov's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 149231742^[19].
• Sarov's GND ID is recorded as 4338761-5^[20].
• Sarov's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no97013991^[21].
• Sarov's postal code is recorded as 607181^[22].
• Sarov's postal code is recorded as 607188^[23].
• Sarov's postal code is recorded as 607189^[24].
• Sarov's postal code is recorded as 607190^[25].
• Sarov's Commons category is recorded as Sarov^[26].
• Sarov's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Russia^[6], a sovereign state^[28], in Russia^[29], founded in 1991^[30]; Russian Empire^[7], an empire^[31], in Russian Empire^[32], founded in 1721^[33]; Soviet Union^[8], a federal republic^[34], in Soviet Union^[35], founded in 1922^[36]; and Tsardom of Russia^[9], a sovereign state^[37], in Tsardom of Russia^[38], founded in 1547^[39]. Located in include Sarov Urban Okrug^[3], an urban okrug in Russia^[40], in Russia^[41] and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast^[4], an oblast of Russia^[42], in Russia^[43], founded in 1929^[44].

Physical Characteristics

Sarov's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+232'}^[45]. Sarov's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+160'}^[46]. Population counts include {'amount': '+2800'}^[47], {'amount': '+82600'}^[48], {'amount': '+83100'}^[49], {'amount': '+84600'}^[50], {'amount': '+87652'}^[51], and {'amount': '+87700'}^[52].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city or town^[11] and closed city^[12].

History and Context

+1691-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Sarov^[53].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Sarov include 9168 Sarov^[54], an asteroid^[55].

Why It Matters

Sarov ranks in the top 5% of city_or_town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (274 views/month).^[2] Sarov has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[56] Sarov is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[57]

Entities named for Sarov include 9168 Sarov^[54], an asteroid^[55].