Stavropol (city)
Capital city, economic and cultural centre of Stavropol krai (territory) in the southwestern Russian Federation; population (1996 est) 344,000. Stavropol is located in the foothills of northwestern Caucasia, at the centre of a major agricultural region. Heavy industry in the city produces automobiles, building materials, and construction equipment. There are also food, wool, and leather industries here. An important natural-gas pipeline runs from here to Moscow.
The city was founded in 1777 as a fort, and until the 1850s was the supply centre for Russian campaigns of conquest in Caucasia.
The city was founded in 1777 as a fort, and until the 1850s was the supply centre for Russian campaigns of conquest in Caucasia.
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