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Sarov () is a closed town in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. It was known as Gorkiy-130 (Горький-130) and Arzamas-16 (), after a (somewhat) nearby town of Arzamas, from 1946 to 1991. Until 1995, it was known as Kremlyov/Kremlev/Kremljov (). The town is closed because it is the Russian center for nuclear research. Population: 92,047 (2010 Census); 87,652 (2002 Census)

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Sarov is a closed town in Russia's Nizhny Novgorod Oblast that serves as the country's primary center for nuclear research, which is why public access is restricted. The town, historically known by names like Arzamas-16 during the Soviet era, had a population of approximately 87,000-92,000 in the early 2000s.

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Russian inhabited locality.en_name
Sarov
Russian inhabited locality.ru_name
Саров
Russian inhabited locality.image_skyline
Колокольня Свято-Успенского мужского монастыря Саровская Пустынь. Город Саров, Нижегородская область.jpg
Russian inhabited locality.image_caption
Bell tower of Sarov Monastery
Russian inhabited locality.image_flag
Flag of Sarov (Nizhny Novgorod oblast).png
Russian inhabited locality.image_coa
Coat of Arms of Sarov (Nizhny Novgorod oblast).svg
Russian inhabited locality.federal_subject
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Russian inhabited locality.adm_inhabloc_jur
town of oblast significance of Sarov
Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of1
town of oblast significance of Sarov
Russian inhabited locality.inhabloc_cat
Town
Russian inhabited locality.urban_okrug_jur
Sarov Urban District (closed administrative territorial object)
Russian inhabited locality.mun_admctr_of1
Sarov Urban Okrug
Russian inhabited locality.current_cat_date
1954
Russian inhabited locality.postal_codes
607188
Russian inhabited locality.dialing_codes
83130
Russian inhabited locality.website
http://www.adm.sarov.ru
Russian inhabited locality.mapframe
yes
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Wikidata facts

Official name
Кремлёв
Population
93493
Area
232
Elevation
160
Official website
adm.sarov.com
Image
Колокольня Свято-Успенского мужского монастыря Саровская Пустынь. Город Саров, Нижегородская область.jpg
Dialing code
83130
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Commons category
Sarov
postal code
607190
inception
1691-01-01
time of earliest written record
1691-00-00
nickname
Город Серафима Саровского
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  • Notable people
  • International relations
  • Twin towns and sister cities
  • See also
  • References
  • Notes
  • Sources
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Sarov () is a closed town in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. It was known as Gorkiy-130 (Горький-130) and Arzamas-16 (), after a (somewhat) nearby town of Arzamas, from 1946 to 1991. Until 1995, it was known as Kremlyov/Kremlev/Kremljov (). The town is closed because it is the Russian center for nuclear research. Population: 92,047 (2010 Census); 87,652 (2002 Census)

==History== The history of the town can be divided into two different periods. In the earlier history of Russia it was known as one of the holy places of the Russian Orthodox Church, because of its monastery, that gave Russia one of its greatest saints, Saint Seraphim. Since the 1940s, it has gradually become the center for research and production of Soviet and later Russian nuclear weapons.

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