The area covered 6,829.7 square verst. The area of the uyezd was 2922.6 square verst. The area of the uyezd was 6024.2 square verst. A verst (, versta) is an obsolete Russian unit of length defined as 500 sazhen. Near to the bridge, Shunting loop Dum and Shunting loop 2 verst were constructed. A "mezhevaya versta" (, literally border verst) is twice as long as a verst. Verst awakens to see a fifth man on Icarus. In the English language, "verst" is singular with the normal plural "versts".