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Note:  Do not rely on this information. It is very old.

Novotcherkask

Novotcherkask, capital of the south Russian government of the Don Cossacks, stands on a hill of 300 feet, near the junction of the Aksai and the Don, 40 miles from the Sea of Azov. The town dates from 1805, when the inhabitants of Old Tcherkask were driven hither by floods.