Nizhny Novgorod
(Ни́жний Но́вгород), colloquially shortened as
Nizhny
,
is the fourth largest city in Russia, ranking after Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Novosibirsk. It is the economic and cultural centre of the Volga-Vyatka
economic region and also the administrative centre of Nizhny Novgorod
Oblast and Volga Federal District.
From 1932 to 1990, the city was known as
Gorky
(Го́рький), after the
writer Maxim Gorky who was born there.
Nizhny Novgorod International airport
Nizhny Novgorod International airport
(Международный аэропорт Нижний
Новгород) (International airport code:
GOJ
) (sometimes referred to as
Strigino
Airport
(Аэропорт Стригино)) is the International airport serving the city
of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. It is located on the outskirts of the city's Avtozavodsky
District, 14 km (9 miles) SW of city centre.
