Kashirskoye Highway or Kashira Highway (Russian: Каширское шоссе, Kashirskoye Shosse) is a major street in Moscow, Russia, continued as a highway beyond the city into Moscow Oblast as a backup route for highway M4. It was named in the 19th century after the old Kashira Road, which led to the town of Kashira.[1] It was one of the sites of the Russian apartment bombings of 1999. Along the road, major landmarks include the Saburovo Church and the Orekhovo-Borisovo Cathedral.
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| Native name | Каширское шоссе (Russian) |
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| Length | 10.5 km (6.5 mi) |
| Location | Moscow Southern Administrative Okrug |
| Nearest metro station |  Domodedovskaya  Kashirskaya  Nagatinskaya |
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An interchange with Moscow Ring Road.
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- ^ Агеева Р. А. и др. Имена московских улиц: Топонимический словарь. — М.: ОГИ, 2007. — 608pp. (in Russian)
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