Nizhnevartovsk

[ nizh-nee-vahr-tawfsk; Russian nyizh-nuhvahr-tuhfsk ]

noun

1. a city in W central Russia, an oil and gas center on the Ob River.

Example Sentences

Natalya Komarova, the governor of the Khanty-Mansiysk region and a member of President Vladimir Putin’s governing United Russia party, made the remarks during a meeting with residents in the Siberian city of Nizhnevartovsk on Saturday.

From Seattle Times

A day earlier, two shadowy figures in the Siberian oil city Nizhnevartovsk made clear what they thought of conscription.

From Washington Post

“Today my employer in Nizhnevartovsk,” a Russian city, “informed me that I was fired, citing a request by the regional investigative committee,” he said in the interview.

From Washington Post

A television presenter on a local channel in the Siberian town of Nizhnevartovsk released a satirical video in which he set alight a piece of ham and some cheese from his local shop.

From The Guardian

Officials in the central Russian city of Nizhnevartovsk have called off all yoga classes held in both private and municipal facilities as part of a crackdown on “religious cults.”

From Time