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Mineralnye Vody: train station
Train station in Mineralnye Vody, Russia.
Mineralnye Vody
Russia
Mineralnye Vody, town, Stavropol kray (territory), southwestern Russia. It lies along the Kuma River and the main rail line between Rostov-na-Donu and Baku (Azerbaijan). Mineralnye Vody is a spa (its name means “mineral waters”) on the northern edge of the Caucasus Mountains. It has an airport serving other Caucasian spa-resorts, and railway freight yards and workshops reflect its junction position on main rail lines. The town’s food-processing industries also are important. Pop. (2006 est.) 75,811.