43°02′40″N 131°26′05″E / 43.0444444544°N 131.434722232°E
Narva (Russian: Нарва) is a village (selo) in Khasansky District of Primorsky Krai, Russia, situated by the Narva River about 6.5 kilometers (4.0 mi) from its discharge into the Narva Bay of the Amur Bay. Population: 2 (2005 est.).[citation needed]
It was founded in 1924[1] as Balastny Karyer Sidimi (Баластный Карьер Сидими) and given its present name in 1972[2] during the cleansing of Chinese place names in Primorsky Krai.
References
edit- ^ History of the Khasansky District (in Russian)
- ^ Министерство обороны СССР. Гидрографическая служба Краснознамённого Тихоокеанского флота. Извещения мореплавателям Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine. Часть I. 3 июля 1973 г. №134.
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