Povorino is a town and the administrative center of Povorinsky District

Povorinsky District

Povorinsky District is an administrative and municipal district , one of the 32 in Voronezh Oblast, Russia....

 in the eastern part of Voronezh Oblast

Voronezh Oblast

Voronezh Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . It was established on June 13, 1934.-Main rivers:*Don*Voronezh*Bityug*Khopyor-Economy:...

, Russia

Russia

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It emerged as a settlement around the eponymous railway station in 1870 and was granted town status in 1954. A junction of railroads and motorways, it is situated between Tambov

Tambov

Tambov is a city and the administrative center of Tambov Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Tsna and Studenets Rivers southeast of Moscow...

 and Volgograd

Volgograd

Volgograd , formerly called Tsaritsyn and Stalingrad is an important industrial city and the administrative center of Volgograd Oblast, Russia. It is long, north to south, situated on the western bank of the Volga River...

 on European route E119 from Moscow

Moscow

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 to Astara

Astara, Azerbaijan

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, Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

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. It was home to Povorino air base

Povorino (air base)

Povorino is an air base in Russia located 13 km southwest of Povorino. It was an attack deployment base to be used in wartime, and contained no facilities of note....

 during the Cold War

Cold War

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