Yakutsk

Home > ... > Places > Commonwealth of Independent States and the Baltic Nations > CIS and Baltic Political Geography > ...

Essential reading Compare
side-by-side Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Yakutsk

Yakutsk , city (1989 pop. 187,000), capital of the Sakha Republic, E Siberian Russia, a major port on the Lena River. It is also a highway center and has tanneries, sawmills, and brickworks. Yakutsk was founded in 1632. It has a university (founded 1956) and the Yakutsk branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Create a link to this page

Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:

<a href="http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/.aspx#1E1-Yakutsk" title="Facts and information about Yakutsk">Yakutsk</a>

Give this article a thumbs-up on StumbleUpon

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

"Yakutsk." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Dec. 2009 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

"Yakutsk." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (December 1, 2009). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Yakutsk.html

"Yakutsk." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Retrieved December 01, 2009 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Yakutsk.html

Learn more about citation styles

Yakutsk

Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names | 2005 | | Â© Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names 2005, originally published by Oxford University Press 2005. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Yakutsk, Yakutiya Republic/Russia Lensky Ostrog, Yakutsky Ostrog Founded in 1632 on the Lena River, it was at first known as the ‘Lena Stockade’ from ostrog ‘fortified town’. It was moved to its present site in 1642 and renamed ‘Fortress of the Yakuts’. See Sakha.

Create a link to this page

Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:

<a href="http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/.aspx#1O209-Yakutsk" title="Facts and information about Yakutsk">Yakutsk</a>

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Yakutsk." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. Oxford University Press. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Dec. 2009 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Yakutsk." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. Oxford University Press. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (December 1, 2009). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Yakutsk.html

JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Yakutsk." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. Oxford University Press. 2005. Retrieved December 01, 2009 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Yakutsk.html

Learn more about citation styles

Free newspaper and magazine articles

	Anthology of Yakutsk Folklore. (Off the Beaten Track). (sound recording review) Magazine article from: Sing Out!; 1/1/2002
	RUSSIA: REPUBLIC OF YAKUTSK - PLANS TO BOOST OIL PRODUCTION TO 1.67 MILLION TONS PER ANNUM BY 2005. Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 3/15/2000
	RUSSIA: "SURGUTNEFTEGAZ" CONSIDERING OIL PROJECT IN YAKUTSK. Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 3/15/2000

Facts and information from other sites

Related articles from newspapers, magazines, and more

	Yakutsk: permafrost capital of the world: did you forget to turn off the water? In Yakutsk, a city just below the Arctic Circle, a little drip from a pipe creates an enormous ice sculpture. Magazine article from: Faces: People, Places, and Cultures; 5/1/2006; ; 700+ words ; Located in East Siberia, Russia, Yakutsk is the capital of the Russian republic...It is a major port on the Lena River. Yakutsk is at the same latitude as Anchorage...across the river in 1643. It was called Yakutsk. It became a capital and trade center...
	Yakutsk: Journey to the coldest city on earth ; Think our winter's been a bit grim? Try visiting Yakutsk - the Russian city where 'a bit nippy' means minus 50C, and a quick dash to the corner shop could end in frostbite. Shaun Walker enjoys a mini-break in deepest Siberia winter temperatures Newspaper article from: Belfast Telegraph; 1/21/2008; 700+ words ; ...know this because I've just arrived in Yakutsk, a place where friendly locals warn you against wearing spectacles outdoors. Yakutsk is a remote city in Eastern Siberia...by the cold. A couple of weeks ago, Yakutsk hit the headlines after a series of burst...
	Yakutsk in Path of Raging Flood Waters, THE MOSCOW TIMES Newspaper article from: The Moscow Times (Russia); 5/21/2001; ; 589 words ; ...Helicopters flew up the Lena River from Yakutsk every half-hour Sunday to check on a...the eastern Siberian city by morning. Yakutsk, where 200,000 people live, is the...up, waves of water and ice headed for Yakutsk about 1,200 kilometers downstream...
	Russia: Floodwater threatens to devastate city on stilts Yakutsk, a city of 200,000 people, is a marvel of Soviet engineering. But it may be destroyed in floods caused by melting Siberian ice Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 5/21/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...destroy a marvel of Soviet engineering - Yakutsk, a city of 200,000 people constructed...Lensk, 840km (525 miles) south-east of Yakutsk. The powerful flood crest was expected to reach Yakutsk early this morning (late Sunday BST...
	LG to invest in South Yakutsk Development Program. Newspaper article from: Russia & CIS Business and Financial Newswire; 8/20/2007; 556 words ; LG to invest in South Yakutsk Development Program YAKUTSK. Aug 20 (Interfax) - Korea's LG International, a large industrial conglomerate, plans to invest in the South Yakutsk Complex Development Project, which focuses on the development...
	LG to invest in South Yakutsk Development Program (Part 2). Newspaper article from: Russia & CIS Business and Financial Newswire; 8/20/2007; 674 words ; LG to invest in South Yakutsk Development Program (Part 2) YAKUTSK. Aug 20 (Interfax) - Korea's LG International...industrial conglomerate, plans to invest in the South Yakutsk Complex Development Project, which focuses on the development...
	RUSSIA-PLANE-YAKUTSK-ACCIDENT. Newspaper article from: Ukraine News; 8/24/2006; 628 words ; RUSSIA-PLANE-YAKUTSK-ACCIDENT Passenger jet veers off runway at Yakutsk airport, no one hurt Yakutsk, August 24 (Interfax) - A Domodedovo Airlines Ilyushin Il-96 passenger jet ran 15 meters off the runway of Yakutsk airport at takeoff...
	FLOOD CALMS IN LENSK, HEADS FOR YAKUTSK News Wire article from: United Press International; 5/18/2001; 563 words ; ...2001 Flood calms in Lensk, heads for Yakutsk MOSCOW, May 18, 2001 (United Press...Friday only to move to the regional capital Yakutsk threatening further destruction, the...that the Yakutia region's capital, Yakutsk, could be swamped by the raging floodwater...
	Esteemed Passengers! Searching for equanimity in the skies above Siberia.(Yakutsk, Sakha, Russia)(Brief Article) Magazine article from: The Atlantic; 2/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; Yakutsk, the capital of the Russian Republic of...more often fervently desired, out of-Yakutsk is by air. Only a few airlines, however...when, at the end of a summertime visit to Yakutsk, I bought a ticket for the six-hour...
	Korean company plans to build waste recycling plant in Yakutsk. Newspaper article from: Russia & CIS Business and Financial Newswire; 3/14/2008; 700+ words ; ...Korean company plans to build waste recycling plant in Yakutsk YAKUTSK. March 14 (Interfax-Far East) - South Korean company...build a sorting yard and waste recycling facility in Yakutsk, Interfax was told by the city administration on Friday...