It is situated 15 miles 25 km east of Moscow on the banks of the Pekhorka River. Balashikha developed in the 19th century, first as the site of a cloth factory and later as a centre for papermaking. In Soviet times it underwent rapid growth and was incorporated in The city is now a heavy-industrial centre, specializing in machine building.
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