Gigant, Russia
Гигант
Gigant is a town of 10,034 people in Rostov, Russia, founded in 1928.
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Population10,034
GeoNames
Local nameГигант
RegionRostov
Elevation75 m
246 ft
Founded1928
Time zoneEurope/Moscow
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About Gigant
Gigant (Russian: Гигант) is a rural locality in Salsky District of Rostov Oblast, Russia. Population: 10,249 (2010 census); Gigant, one of the largest Sovkhoz in Russia, covering an area of 460 square kilometres (180 sq mi; 110,000 acres) is located in Gigant.
From the Wikipedia article Gigant, Rostov Oblast (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
- Sal’sk 16 km east, about 16 min by car
- Tselina 24 km west, about 24 min by car
- Proletarsk 36 km northeast, about 36 min by car
- Peschanokopskoye 40 km southwest, about 40 min by car
- Sandata 41 km southeast, about 41 min by car
- Novyy Yegorlyk 43 km east, about 43 min by car
- Krasnaya Polyana 45 km south, about 45 min by car
- Yegorlykskaya 53 km west, about 53 min by car
- Novopokrovskaya 79 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Zernograd 87 km northwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
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