Usolye-Sibirskoye
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Usolye-Sibirskoye (Russian: ) is a town in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. It was founded in 1669. From then until 1940 it was known simply as Usolye. Population: 90,161 (2002 Census).
The town is located on the Trans-Siberian railway and on the left bank of the Angara River. Ever since its inception, the main industry of the town has been salt-mining.
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