Lefortovo
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Lefortovo could refer to a number of places or things in or around Moscow
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Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
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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...
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- Lefortovo DistrictLefortovo DistrictLefortovo District is a district of South-Eastern Administrative Okrug of Moscow, Russia. Population: It is named after a close associate of Tsar Peter the Great Franz Lefort, whose troops were stationed nearby at the German Quarter. The district is considered to be founded in 1699. In the 18th...
, a district in South-Eastern Administrative OkrugSouth-Eastern Administrative OkrugSouth-Eastern Administrative Okrug, or Yugo-Vostochny Administrative Okrug , is one of ten administrative okrugs of Moscow. It was founded in 1991 and has an area of... - Lefortovo prisonLefortovo prisonLefortovo prison is a prison in Moscow, Russia, which, since 2005, has been under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation. It was built in 1881...
, a prison - Lefortovo tunnelLefortovo tunnelLefortovo tunnel is a road tunnel in the Lefortovo District in Moscow, Russia, opened in 2003. It is a part of the Third Ring Road. At 3.2 km long, it is the third longest in-city tunnel of Europe .The tunnel runs under the Yauza River, and water leaks in at some points...
, a road tunnel