Sorok

Sorok (Russian: cорóк) was a historical subdivision of Moscow in terms of parishes, used during 17-19th centuries. In the Russian language the word may beconfused with "cóрок" (with the first syllable stressed), which means "forty".

By a decision of the

of 1551, Moscow was subdivided into 6 soroks:

• Nikitsky Sorok, Никитский сорок
• Sretensky Sorok, Сретенский сорок (named after Sretenka)
• Prechistensky Sorok, Пречистенский сорок (after Prechistenka)
• Ivanovsky Sorok, Ивановский сорок
• Zamoskvorechye
  )
• Kitai-gorod
  )

On average, at these times each sorok encompassed 45

.

The term gave rise to a Russian

in Moscow.

At present, the Russian Orthodox realm is subdivided into

(blagochinny okrugs, благочиние, благочинный округ).