Veliki Novgorod
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| Veliki Novgorod
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| Country | Russia |
| Region | Novgorod Oblast |
| Settled | 862 |
| Population | 625,855 |
| Area (sq mi) | 55,300 km2 |
| Current mayor | Sergey Gerasimovich Mitin |
Veliky Novgorod or Novgorod-Veliky (Russian: Великий Новгород), old name Navgard/Naugard or in Old Norse Holmgård, is a historic town in Russia on the banks of the Volkhov River just below its outflow from Lake Ilmen. It's the capital of the Novgorod Oblast.[1]
It was one of the cities which the Rurik dynasty were established, the dynasty which later rules the Kievian Rus'.