Dubna

Dubna () is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, 45 miles (72 km) east of Tver and 69 miles (111 km) north of Moscow. It has a status of naukograd (i.e. town of science), being home to the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, an international nuclear physics research center and one of the largest scientific foundations in the country. It is also home to MKB Raduga, a defense aerospace company specializing in design and production of missile systems, as well as to the Russia's largest satellite communications center owned by Russian Satellite Communications Company. The modern town was developed i

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Dubna is a Russian town located about 70 miles north of Moscow that holds the official status of a "town of science" due to its major scientific institutions. It is home to the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, an international nuclear physics research center and one of Russia's largest scientific foundations, as well as important aerospace and satellite communications facilities.

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Russian town.en_name: Dubna
Russian town.ru_name: Дубна
Russian town.image_skyline: File:Дубна (50116392561).jpg
Russian town.map_label_position: right
Russian town.image_coa: Coat of arms of Dubna.svg
Russian town.image_flag: Flag of Dubna (Moscow oblast) (2003).svg
Russian town.federal_subject: Moscow Oblast
Russian town.adm_city_jur: Dubna Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction
Russian town.adm_ctr_of: Dubna Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction
Russian town.inhabloc_cat: City
Russian town.urban_okrug_jur: Dubna Urban Okrug
Russian town.mun_admctr_of: Dubna Urban Okrug
Russian town.leader_title: Mayor
Russian town.leader_name: Maxim Tikhomirov
Russian town.pop_2010census: 70663
Russian town.pop_2010census_rank: 223rd
Russian town.pop_latest: 72357
Russian town.pop_latest_date: 2012

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Wikidata facts

Population: 74032
Area: 7.1
Elevation: 125
Official website: www.naukograd-dubna.ru
Image: City Hall Dubna.JPG
Dialing code: 49621

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Commons category: Dubna
inception: 1956-01-01
postal code: 140472
P12749: Sébastien Grosjean
native label: Дубна

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==Geography== The town is above sea level, situated approximately north of Moscow, on the Volga River, just downstream from the Ivankovo Reservoir. The reservoir is formed by a hydroelectric dam across the Volga situated within the town borders. The town lies on both banks of the Volga. The western boundary of the town is defined by the Moscow Canal joining the Volga, while the eastern boundary is defined by the Dubna River joining the Volga.