LC control no. | n 80150435 |
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Geographic heading | Palekh (Russia) |
Geographic subdivision usage | Russia (Federation)--Palekh |
Variant(s) | Palech (Russia) Palekh (R.S.F.S.R.) Palej (Russia) Paleh (Russia) Palekh, Russia Paleg (Russia) |
Found in | Its Iskusstvo Palekha, 1934. Iskusstvo drevneĭ tradit︠s︡ii Palekh, 1990. BGN gaz., USSR (Palekh; popl.: 56°48ʹN, 41°51ʹE) Bolʹsh. sov. ėnt︠s︡ikl.: v. 19, p. 118 (Palekh; small town in Palekhskiĭ raĭon Ivanovskai︠a︡ oblastʹ, RSFSR. Befor 1917 it was a major center of icon painting. In 1924 there arose a co-operative dedicated to painting objects on papier-mâché) Russ. Brock.: v. 22, p. 628 (Palekh; a village in Vladimīrskai︠a︡ gubernīi︠a︡ Vi︠a︡znikovskīĭ ui︠e︡zd. Its inhabitants have for a long time engaged in icon painting) GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009 (ppl; 56°48ʹ10ʺN 041°51ʹ26ʺE) |
Not found in | Russia and the newly independent nations of the former USSR |
Geographic area code | e-ru--- |