Stavropol

Stavropol, a town laid out in 1776 on the northern slopes of the Caucasus and on the principal highway between Russia and Persia. It has broad streets and good stone houses, is the seat of a Greek-Catholic bishop, has railway connections with Rostoff near the mouth of the Don, and is a rapidly growing place, with active industries and a brisk trade in cattle, corn, tallow, hides. Pop. 36,561.—The government of Stavropol has an area of 26,492 sq. m. and a pop. of 657,554.