Znamensk

It was founded in 1948 as Kapustin Yar-1 to serve a missile test range known as Kapustin Yar. Kasputin Yar-1 was granted town status in 1…
It was founded in 1948 as Kapustin Yar-1 to serve a missile test range known as Kapustin Yar. Kasputin Yar-1 was granted town status in 1962. The closed town was renamed Znamensk in 1992. The military testing range is officially known as 4GCMP. Kapustin Yar is also the name of a nearby village.
  • Country: Russia
  • Founded: 1948
  • Elevation: 3 m (10 ft)
  • Federal subject: Astrakhan Oblast
  • Time zone: UTC+4 (MSK+1 )
  • Postal code(s): 416540
  • Dialing code(s): +7 85140

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