- A
verst (/
vɜrst/; Russian: верста, romanized: versta) is an
obsolete Russian unit of length,
defined as 500 sazhen. This
makes a
verst equal to 1.0668...
- Слышно за версту: (It) can be
heard a
verst away –
about something very loud Бешеной собаке семь вёрст не крюк: 7
versts is not a
detour for a mad dog – about...
- Tasy
Verst (Armenian: Տասը Վերստ),
Tsaghkadzor (Armenian: Ծաղկաձոր; Azerbaijani: Saxkadzor) or
Onverst is a
village located in the
Shusha District of...
-
Saint Peterburg–Sestroretsk
railway was
constructed as
Shunting loop 2
verst. This
shunting loop was
opened on July 12, 1894,
concurrent with the opening...
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Gissar (Termez) in the
south and Petro-Aleksandrovsky (Khiva)... At 16
verst from
Chardjuy lies the
rather large Bukharan city of
Chardjuy (native Chardjuy)...
- the
navigator Ivan Vasiliev. Gora
translates to "mount" in
Russian and
verst refers to a unit of
measurement equaling 0.6629
miles (or 3,500 feet), which...
-
because of the
linkage between the two units.
Similar units: 1,066.8
metres –
verst, see also
Obsolete Russian units of
measurement 3,200
metres – kosh, used...
- cross-country
trials the
Vezdekhod was
reported to be
capable of a
speed of 40
Verst per hour (42.6 km/h (26.5 mph)) with
simulated armor weight but
proved impossible...
- Persia, and it
often was part of the
Erivan Khanate. Its area was 1037.91
versts (1181.16 km²). The
sultanate was
located in the north-west of the Erivan...
-
Elizavetpol uezd in the east. The area of the
county was 6024.2
square versts. The
southwestern part of the
county was mountainous,
whereas the northeastern...
