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Ostankino District

Ostankinsky District
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Location of Ostankinsky District on the map of Moscow
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Ostankino Palace, from the observation deck of the Ostankino Tower, Ostankinsky District
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Country Russia
Federal subject Moscow
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Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)
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Ostankinsky District , also called simply Ostankino, is an administrative district (raion) of North-Eastern Administrative Okrug, and one of the 125 raions of Moscow, Russia.VDNH exhibition center and Ostankino Tower, the tallest structure in Europe, are located in Ostankinsky. The district is served by Moscow Monorail. Ostankinsky district is named after Ostankino village that existed on its site before urbanization.

Coordinates: 55°49′50″N 37°37′16″E / 55.83056°N 37.62111°E / 55.83056; 37.62111


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