Oboyan
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Oboyan is a town and the administrative center of Oboyansky District
Oboyansky District
Oboyansky District is an administrative district , one of the 28 in Kursk Oblast, Russia....

 of Kursk Oblast
Kursk Oblast
Kursk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Kursk.-Geography:The oblast occupies the southern slopes of the middle-Russian plateau, and its average elevation is from 177 to 225 meters . The surface is hilly, and intersected by ravines...

, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

, located 60 kilometres (37.3 mi) south of Kursk
Kursk
Kursk is a city and the administrative center of Kursk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Kur, Tuskar, and Seym Rivers. The area around Kursk was site of a turning point in the Russian-German struggle during World War II and the site of the largest tank battle in history...

 on the right bank of the Psyol River at its confluence
Confluence
Confluence, in geography, describes the meeting of two or more bodies of water.Confluence may also refer to:* Confluence , a property of term rewriting systems...

 with the Oboyanka River. Population:

Oboyan was founded in 1639 as a fortress on the southern borders of the Russian state. It was granted town status in 1779.
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