Mirny, Arkhangelsk Oblast
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Mirny (Russian: Ми́рный) is a closed town in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, serving the Plesetsk Cosmodrome. Population: 30,502 (2002 Census).
Founded in 1957 as a settlement for ballistic missile launch site workers, received closed town status in 1966 with the development of the cosmodrome.
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| Image:Coat of Arms of Arkhangelsk Oblast.gif | Cities and towns in Arkhangelsk Oblast | Image:Flag of Russia.svg |
| Administrative center: Arkhangelsk Kargopol | Koryazhma | Kotlas | Mezen | Mirny | Naryan-Mar | Novodvinsk | Nyandoma | Onega | Severodvinsk | Shenkursk | Solvychegodsk | Velsk |
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