Nikolaieff

Nikolaieff, headquarters of the Russian Black Sea fleet, in the government of Kherson, at the confluence of the Ingul with the Bug, and 42 miles from the Black Sea. The joint estuary of the Bug and Dnieper is defended by the forts of Otchakoff and Kinburn; and Nikolaieff is a great fortified naval station, with docks, an arsenal, &c., and has a large trade in exporting grain, though its imports are trifling. Since its connection with the central railway system of Russia its trade and importance have increased rapidly. Pop. (1885) 67,249.