LUKIANOW, a circle of the province of Nishegorod, in Russia, extending from latitude 54. 31. to 54. 14. and from longitude 43. 43. to 45. 28. east. It is well supplied with the means of conveyance, by several rivers running into the Wolga, for its chief products, which consist of rye, hemp, and flax. It contains 185,000 inhabitants, of whom 50,000 are slaves. The capital, a city of the same name, is 840 miles from St Petersburg, at the junction of the rivers Tescha and Kochschtschwaki, and contains 267 houses, with 1560 inhabitants. Long. 44. 20. E. Lat. 55. 54. N.
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