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Vyazemsky, Khabarovsk Krai
Vyazemsky is a town and the administrative center of Vyazemsky District in Khabarovsk KraiRussia, located southwest of Khabarovsk, the administrative center of the krai, close to the Ussuri River and the border with China. Population:

History
It was founded in 1895 as a settlement during the construction of the railway between Khabarovsk and Vladivostok, which later became the easternmost section of the Trans-Siberian Railway. The settlement and the station were initially named Vyazemskaya after the lead engineer of the section, Orest Vyazemsky.

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