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Abakan

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Abakan , city (1990 est. pop. 153,000), capital of the Khakass Republic, in S central Siberian Russia, on the Yenisei River. A commercial center on the South Siberian RR, it produces footwear, foodstuffs, and metal products. Founded (1707) as a fortress, Abakan was known as Ust-Abakanskoye until 1931. Bronze Age tumuli and Turkic inscriptions have been found in the city. Author not available, ABAKAN. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more

Abakan
Abakan, Khakasiya Republic/Russia Ust‐Abakanskoye, Khakassk Founded in 1707 as a fortress, it was named after the River Abakan with usta ‘mouth (of the river)’. The meaning of the river's name is not known. It was renamed Khakassk (1925... Read more

Khakass Republic
...Siberian Russia, in Krasnoyarsk Territory . Abakan (the capital) and Chernogorsk (a coal...the west and south, respectively. The Abakan (a tributary of the Yenisei) and Chulym...wood products. Logs are floated down the Abakan River to sawmills located in the capital... Read more

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	AP pronunciation guide ; AP pronunciation guide A Abakan -- ah-bah-KAHN' Feroz Abbasi -- feh-ROOZ' ah-BAH'-see Abul Abbas -- AH'-bool ah-BAHS' Mahmoud Abbas -- mahk-MOOD' ah-BAHS' Mahmoud... Read more
	AP Pronunciation Guide ; AP Pronunciation Guide A Abakan -- ah-bah-KAHN' Feroz Abbasi -- feh-ROOZ' ah-BAH'-see Abul Abbas -- AH'-bool ah-BAHS' Mahmoud Abbas -- mahk-MOOD' ah-BAHS' Mahmoud... Read more
	AP News Pronunciation Guide ; AP News Pronunciation Guide AP News Pronunciation Guide A-C A Abakan -- ah-bah-KAHN' Feroz Abbasi -- feh-ROOZ' ah-BAH'-see Abul Abbas -- AH'-bool ah-BAHS' Mahmoud Abbas -- mahk-MOOD' ah-BAHS' Mahmoud... Read more
	A{ Pronunciation Guide ; AAP General News (Australia) 07-28-2008 A{ Pronunciation Guide A Abakan -- ah-bah-KAHN' Feroz Abbasi -- feh-ROOZ' ah-BAH'-see Abul Abbas -- AH'-bool ah-BAHS' Mahmoud Abbas -- mahk-MOOD' ah-BAHS' Mahmoud... Read more
	Russian Military Plane with 19 Aboard Crashes ; ...several bodies have been found 16 kilometers from the airport at Abakan in southern Siberia, confirmed the Emergency Services Ministry...commercial freight, lost contact seven minutes after taking off from Abakan, 4,000 kilometers east of Moscow, at 1647 GMT, on a flight to... Read more
	NURSE LICENSURE EXAMINATION PART 1.(Main News) ; ...PEREZ 2 ABAD, MARICRIS JENIFER CENTENO 3 ABAD, MARILOU FLORENDO 4 ABADA, SHARON ROSE MALIHAN 5 ABADILLA, MARICEL DEL ROSARIO 6 ABAKAN, EMINETTE FLORES 7 ABALOS, HAYDEE TADEO 8 ABALOS, JOSE CARLOS SORIANO 9 ABAPO, COLLINS LEDESMA 10 ABARICIA, ALDWIN VALDERAMA... Read more
	Report: Russians Arming the IRA, THE MOSCOW TIMES ; ...the AN-94, which is also known as the Abakan, as a super-rifle used by Russian special...description of the weapon was exaggerated. The Abakan is not a super weapon for special forces...difference from the Kalashnikov is that the Abakan gives a slightly better grouping of shots... Read more
	RUSSIA: Construction start-up on planned 290,000 ton per year aluminum manufacturing capacity expansion project to be followed by 80,000 ton per year billet production upgrade, RUSSIAN ALUMINIUM (RUSAL) [Russia] - Order #: 057206. ; ...recently placed the first major equipment order for the upgrade of its Sayanogorsk smelter that is located some 80 kms southwest of Abakan, the capital city of the Russian Republic of Khakassia. As things currently stand, work on the foundations for the new pothouse... Read more
	RUSSIA: Construction start-up on planned 290,000 ton per year aluminum manufacturing capacity expansion project to be followed by 80,000 ton per year billet production upgrade, RUSSIAN ALUMINIUM (RUSAL) [Russia] - Order #: 055306a. ; ...recently placed the first major equipment order for the upgrade of its Sayanogorsk smelter that is located some 80 kms southwest of Abakan, the capital city of the Russian Republic of Khakassia. As things currently stand, work on the foundations for the new pothouse... Read more
	International News: Governor killed in crash.(News) ; ...officials said. Lebed, a former army general, died in hospital where he was taken after the Mi-8 helicopter crashed near the town of Abakan yesterday morning. There were 19 people aboard the helicopter when it crashed. Seven, including Lebed, died, and 12 were in... Read more

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