1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
ARZAMAS, a town of Russia, in the government of, and 76 m. by rail S. of the town of, Nizhniy-Novgorod, on the Tesha river, at its junction with the Arsha. It is an important centre of trade, and has tanneries, oil, flour, tallow, dye, soap and iron works; knitting is an important domestic industry. Sheepskins and sail-doth are articles of trade. The town has several churches. Pop. (1897) 10,591.
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