territory in E Siberia: 318,375 sq mi (824,588 sq km); pop. 1,851,000
capital of this territory, on the Amur River: pop. 618,000
See Khabarovsk in American Heritage Dictionary 4
A city of southeast Russia on the Amur River near the Chinese border. Located on the site of a fort established in 1652, it prospered after the coming of the railroad in 1905. Population: 579,000.