Asbest
town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia
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Summary
Asbest is a city or town[1]. Asbest draws 1,816 Wikipedia views per month (city or town category, ranking #78 of 686).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Asbest Urban Okrug[3]
- Country: Russia[4], Russian Empire[5], Soviet Union[6]
- Named after: asbestos[7]
- Flag: flag of Asbest[8]
- Postal code: 624260–624269[9]
- Commons category: Asbest[10]
- Located in time zone: UTC+05:00[11]
- Local dialing code: 34365[12]
- Inception: January 1, 1889[13]
- Official website: http://asbestadm.ru[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:Asbest[15]
- Population: 7600[16], 29,700[17], 30,000[18], 60,053[19], 65,000[20], 74,000[21], 75,508[22], 79,000[23], 78,000[24], 78,673[25], 80,000[26], 83,000[27], 84,470[28], 85,100[29]
- Capital of: Asbest Urban Okrug[30]
- Category for people born here: Category:Born in Asbest[31]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Died in Asbest[32]
- Native label: Асбест[33]
- Category for people buried here: Q32104296[34]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Asbest[35]
- Elevation above sea level: 220 m[36]
- Area: 107 km²[37]
Why It Matters
Asbest has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] Asbest is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]