Nikolayev, Or Nicolaiev, a town of Russia, in the government and 36 m. N. W. of the city of Kherson, near the confluence of the rivers Bog and Ingul; pop. in 1807, 07,972. It occupies a large extent of ground, and is fortified.

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'1 he streets are of enormous width; the houses are generally of one story, and have large gardens attached to them; and there is a fine boulevard planted with trees along the Bog. The principal public edifices are the cathedral, town hall, observatory, admiralty, navy barracks, naval hospital, and hydrographical seminary. The dockyards are very extensive. The town was founded in 1790, and for a time grew very rapidly, but its commercial prosperity was hindered by its proximity to Kherson. After the fall of Sebastopol it was made one of the principal stations of the Russian navy. In 1867 474 vessels, of 58,255 tons, cleared from the port, with cargoes valued at $5,500,000.