description
ШАВЛИ
(SHAVLI), in a three-verst map at 1:126 000.
A “Verst,” since the time of Peter the Great, in the early 18th century = 500 sazhen. This makes a verst equal to 1.0668 kilometers (0.6629 miles; 3,500 feet. Peter redefined it against the Englsih system, and used Arabic numerals. The measurement was abandoned July 21, 1925
Year
1861
Author
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Sources
Library of Congress via easteurotopo.org
