Mytishchi

Mytishchi (Russian: Мыти́щи; IPA: [mɨˈtʲiɕɕi]) is a city and the administrative center of Mytishchinsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, which lies to the northeast of Russia's capital Moscow, on the Yauza River and the Moscow–Yaroslavl railroad. The city is the oblast's largest center for industry (machine building, arms industry in particular) and education. Population: 173,341 (2010 Census preliminary results); 159,900 (2002 Census); 154,068 (1989 Census); 125,000 (1973); 60,000 (1939). Mytishchi is famous for its aqueduct, built in the 18th century by order of Catherine the Great. It was the first water supply constructed in Russia to provide the Kremlin with pure water. The first settlement of ancient people (hunters and...