Malakoff

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Malakoff

For other uses and homophones, see Malakhov
Malakhov

Malakhov is a Russian language family name, also transliterated to English language as Malakov or Malakoff...
(a Russian name, rendered as Malakoff in French- see Duke of Malakoff)

Malakoff is a suburban commune southwest of Paris

Paris

Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
, France

France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
. It is located . (3.1 miles) from the centre of the city

Kilometre Zero

In many countries, Kilometre Zero or similar terms in other languages, is a particular location , from which distances are traditionally measured....
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commune of Malakoff was created on November 8, 1883 by detaching its territory from the commune of Vanves

Vanves

Vanves is a commune in France in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 5.6 km from the Kilometre Zero. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe and the tenth in France ...
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Malakoff is a suburban commune southwest of Paris

Paris

Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
, France

France

Kilometre Zero

In many countries, Kilometre Zero or similar terms in other languages, is a particular location , from which distances are traditionally measured....
.

Geography

Coordinates:

History

The commune of Malakoff was created on November 8, 1883 by detaching its territory from the commune of Vanves

Vanves

Battle of Malakoff

The Battle of Malakoff, during the Crimean War, was fought between the France and Russian armies on 7 September 1855 as a part of the Siege of Sevastopol and resulted in a French victory under Marie Edme Patrice Maurice de MacMahon....
, fought during the Crimean War

Crimean War

The Crimean War, also known in Russia as the Oriental War was fought between the Russian Empire on one side and an alliance of France, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Kingdom of Sardinia, and the Ottoman Empire on the other....
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Transport

Malakoff is served by two stations on Paris Métro line 13

Paris Metro Line 13

Paris M?tro Line 13 is one of 16 Paris m?tro lines built in Paris, France. The line links Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis and Gennevilliers in the northern suburbs of Paris to Ch?tillon, Hauts-de-Seine in the south....
: Malakoff – Plateau de Vanves and Malakoff – Rue Étienne Dolet.

Malakoff is also served by Vanves – Malakoff station on the Transilien Paris – Montparnasse suburban rail line. This station is located at the border between the commune of Malakoff and the commune of Vanves

Vanves

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