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Nakhodka City Info
Nakhodka is the gates between Primorsky region and Russia at large with the Pacific Ocean. The city is located on the mountains stretching out for 30 km along the seaside. Prior 1926 two settlements situated near America Bay accounted only 300 people. The decision on the construction of the ocean port on made in 1943 stimulated the growth of local population. In 1950 Nakhodka with its constant growing population became a major city. Tourism industry is a fast growing component of the city's economy. Regional universities have set up their branch campuses to prepare qualified personnel directly on the spot. Even the monuments in the city portray its economic growth as international seaport. In 1978 the delegation from Maidzuru, its sister-city in Japan, presented Nakhodka with the "Friendship Stone". The legend says the mayor of Maidzuru cut this stone from a rocky mountain. Inscriptions on the stone are made in both Japanese and Russian languages. This memorial stone symbolizes long-lasting friendship between two cities. There are two memorial walls with the emblems of sister-cities and the legends in English, Russian, and Japanese in Nakhodka. One symbolizes its friendship with two Japanese cities Maidzuru and Otaru, another built in 1973 - with Oakland USA.