What is Blagoveshchensk?
{{Infobox settlement |name = Blagoveshchensk |native_name = Благовещенск |image_skyline = |imagesize = 200px |image_flag = Flag of Blagoveshchensk.svg |image_shield = Coat of Arms of Blagoveshchensk 1878.svg |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{flag|Russia}} }} '''Blagoveshchensk''' ({{lang-ru|Благовещенск}}) is a city in [[Russia]]'s [[Amur Oblast]]. It is the capital of Amur Oblast. As of 2021, the city has 241,437. People from Blagoveshchensk can see [[Heihe]] in [[China|Mainland China]], because it is in the [[China-Russia border]]. == History == Blagoveshchensk is founded in 1856 as a fort, then Blagoveshchensk has become a major centre of the [[Russian Far East]]. Although remotely located, Blagoveshchensk has good communications by the navigable [[Amur River]], a connection to the Trans-Siberian Railroad, and several motor roads. Blagoveshchensk’s industries include food processing; timber working; the making of gold-mining machinery, electrical apparatus, and woolens; and the building and repair of rivercraft. Blagoveshchensk is home to a number of ornate 19th-century buildings, many of which were restored in the late 1990s. == Geography == Blagoveshchensk is located in the [[China-Russia border]]. It faces [[Heihe]], [[Heilongjiang]], [[China]] on the south. People from Blagoveshchensk can see China from the naked eye. It is 7,750 kilometers southeast of [[Moscow]], 8,179 kilometers southeast of [[Saint Petersburg]], 7,287 kilometers southeast of [[Nizhny Novgorod]], 5,951 kilometers southeast of [[Yekaterinburg]], and 4,373 kilometers southeast of [[Novosibirsk]]. {{Amur Oblast}} [[Category:Capitals of oblasts of Russia]] [[Category:Cities and towns in Amur Oblast]]