Derbent
Americannoun
noun
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The community, which was centred around a synagogue in central Derbent, numbered 13,000 in 1989, two years before the collapse of the Soviet Union, but has since shrunk to just hundreds of people.
From Reuters ● Nov. 2, 2023
The Kremlin leader is shown being mobbed by an adoring crowd in the city of Derbent.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2023
He traveled to the city of Derbent in the mostly Muslim region of Dagestan, on the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha on Wednesday.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 30, 2023
Perhaps it is merely local pride; after all, Kerimov was born in Derbent in Dagestan, and studied accounting and economics at Dagestan State University.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 25, 2011
Derbent, situated more to the north, cannot keep up with it, and it absorbs almost the entire maritime traffic of this sea, or rather this great lake which has no communication with the neighboring seas.
From The Adventures of a Special Correspondent by Verne, Jules
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