Dubna is a small city located in central The Russian Federation ( Russian: Росси́йская Федера́ция, transliteration: Rossiyskaya Federatsiya or Rossijskaja Federacija), or Russia (Russian: Росси́я, transliteration: Rossiya or Rossija), is a country that stretches... Russia, in the Taldomsky district of Categories: Stub | Oblasts of Russia | Moscow Oblast ... Moscow Oblast, approximately 125 km north of Saint Basils Cathedral Moscow  listen? ( Russian/Cyrillic: Москва́, pronunciation: Moskva), capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva, and encompassing 1097.12 km2. Its coordinates are 55°45′ N 37°37′ E. The citys population... Moscow, on the banks of the For other meanings of the word Volga see Volga (disambiguation) Волга Length 3,690 km Elevation of the source 225 m Average discharge  ? m³/s Area watershed 1.35 million km² Origin Valdai Hills Mouth Caspian Sea Basin countries Russia The Volga river (Russian В... Volga river.

Dubna is best known as the location of the The Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) in Dubna, Moscow region, Russia is an international research centre for nuclear sciences, involving around 1000 scientists from eighteen states (mostly former Communist nations). Currently the institute has seven laboratories, each with its own specialisation - theoretical physics, high energy physics, elementary particle and... Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR), one of whose purposes is to research heavy elements. The name of Known properties Name, Symbol, Number dubnium, Db, 105 Chemical series Transition metals Group, Period, Block 5, 7 , d Appearance unknown; probably metallic, silvery white or gray Atomic weight [262] amu Electron configuration probably [Rn]5f14 6d3 7s2 e- s per energy level 2, 8, 18, 32, 32, 11, 2 State... Element 105, Known properties Name, Symbol, Number dubnium, Db, 105 Chemical series Transition metals Group, Period, Block 5, 7 , d Appearance unknown; probably metallic, silvery white or gray Atomic weight [262] amu Electron configuration probably [Rn]5f14 6d3 7s2 e- s per energy level 2, 8, 18, 32, 32, 11, 2 State... Dubnium, is derived from the name of the city.

Dubna was founded in 1956. The population of Dubna was approximately 67800 as of year 2000 (this date is also approximate).

Much in Dubna is related to JINR. Large percentage of population works in JINR, you can find street names related to physics, for example Kurchatov may refer to one of the following. Igor Kurchatov, the leader of the Soviet atomic bomb project. Cities named after Igor Kurchatov: Kurchatov, Kazakhstan Kurchatov, Russia This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. If an article... Kurchatov street, Bogolyubov street. Also Moscow State University campus M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University (Московский Государственный Университет имен... Moscow State University has its branch in Dubna where students come to participate in research activities in JINR.

Facts

• Geographic location: longitude 56°44′ N 37°13′ E (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=56_44_N_37_13_E_) altitude above see level 187 m
• Population: 67,8 thousand
• Timezone: UTC+3 (same as Moscow)

External links

• Dubna city site, English version (http://www.dubna.ru/english/index.htm)
• Dubna city site, Russian version (http://www.dubna.ru)