Ivdel
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Ivdel (Russian: Ивдель) is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Ivdel River (Ob's basin) near its confluence with the Lozva, 535 km north of Yekaterinburg. Population: 19,324 (2002 Census); 19,014 (1989 Census).
Lozvinsky gorodok (Лозьвинский городок), the first Russian wooden fortress east of the Ural Mountains, was built on the Ivdel River in 1589. It was known as a gold-mining settlement of Nikito-Ivdel (Никито-Ивдель), and later Ivdel, since 1831. Ivdellag gulag was formed here in 1937. Town status since 1943.
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Cities and towns in Sverdlovsk Oblast |  |
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