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Khimki

Also known as Himki

Khimki (, ) is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is located approximately northwest from central Moscow, and is part of the Moscow metropolitan area.

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Khimki is a city located in the Moscow Oblast region of Russia, situated about northwest of central Moscow as part of the greater Moscow metropolitan area. It matters primarily as a significant urban center within Russia's most important metropolitan region.

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Key facts

Russian inhabited locality.en_name: Khimki
Russian inhabited locality.ru_name: Химки
Russian inhabited locality.image_skyline: Town of Khimki near Moscow - Babakina Street - in February 2010.jpg
Russian inhabited locality.image_caption: Babakina Street in Khimki (February 2010)
Russian inhabited locality.map_label_position: top
Russian inhabited locality.image_coa: Герб Химок.svg
Russian inhabited locality.image_flag: Flag of Khimki (Moscow oblast).svg
Russian inhabited locality.pushpin_map: Russia Moscow#Russia Moscow Oblast#European Russia#Europe
Russian inhabited locality.federal_subject: Moscow Oblast
Russian inhabited locality.adm_city_jur: Khimki City Under Oblast Jurisdiction
Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of: Khimki City Under Oblast Jurisdiction
Russian inhabited locality.inhabloc_cat: City
Russian inhabited locality.urban_okrug_jur: Khimki Urban Okrug
Russian inhabited locality.mun_admctr_of: Khimki Urban Okrug
Russian inhabited locality.leader_title: Mayor
Russian inhabited locality.leader_name: Dmitry Voloshin
Russian inhabited locality.area_km2: 109.81
Russian inhabited locality.pop_2010census: 207425

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Wikidata facts

Population: 256684
Area: 109.79
Elevation: 180
Official website: admhimki.ru
Image: Town of Khimki near Moscow - Babakina Street - in February 2010.jpg
Dialing code: 495

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postal code: 141400–141446
inception: 1851-00-00
Commons category: Khimki
native label: Химки

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Contents

History
Origins and formation
Khimki in the Battle of Moscow
Post war
Population
Politics
Parties
Administrative and municipal status
Economy
Transportation
Trolleybus routes
[[October Railway]] stations and platforms in Khimki
Gallery
Sport
Divided city
Twin towns – sister cities
See also
References
Notes
Sources
External links

Khimki (, ) is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is located approximately northwest from central Moscow, and is part of the Moscow metropolitan area.

==History== ===Origins and formation=== Khimki was initially a railway station that had existed since 1850 on the Moscow – Saint Petersburg Railway. The Moskva-Volga Canal was constructed between 1932 and 1937; Khimki lies on the west bank. Khimki was then officially founded in 1939.