Yakutsk is the capital city of Sakha,Russia,located about 450 km (280 mi) south of the Arctic Circle. Fueled by the mining industry,Yakutsk has become one of Russia's most rapidly growing regional cities,with a population of 355,443 at the 2021 Census.
Sakha,officially the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia),is the largest republic of Russia,located in the Russian Far East,along the Arctic Ocean,with a population of one million. Sakha comprises half of the area of its governing Far Eastern Federal District,and is the world's largest country subdivision,covering over 3,083,523 square kilometers (1,190,555 sq mi). Yakutsk,which is the world's coldest major city,is its capital and largest city. The republic has a reputation for an extreme and severe climate,with the second lowest temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere being recorded in Verkhoyansk and Oymyakon (second only to Summit Camp,Greenland),and regular winter averages commonly dipping below −35 °C (−31 °F) in Yakutsk. The hypercontinental tendencies also result in warm summers for much of the republic.
Tiksi is an urban locality and the administrative center of Bulunsky District in the Sakha Republic,Russia,located on the shore of the Buor-Khaya Gulf of the Laptev Sea,southeast of the delta of the Lena River. As of the 2010 Census,its population was 5,063.
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies is a private research university based in Seoul,in South Korea. HUFS consistently ranks as one of the best universities in South Korea,ranking 17th in the country and 575th globally. The university currently teaches 45 foreign languages. In addition,it contains studies in humanities,law,social sciences,business,medical science,natural sciences,and engineering.
Aldan is a gold-mining town and the administrative center of Aldansky District of the Sakha Republic,Russia,located in the Aldan Highlands,in the Aldan River basin,on the stream Orto-Sala near its mouth in the Seligdar River,about 470 kilometers (290 mi) south of the republic's capital of Yakutsk. As of the 2010 Census,its population was 21,275.
The flag of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) (Yakut:СахаӨрөспүүбүлүкэтинбылааҕаSaqa Öröspüübülüketin Bılaağa;Russian:ФлагРеспубликиСаха(Якутия)),in the Russian Federation,is one of the official symbols of the Sakha Republic,alongside the coat of arms and the national anthem of the Sakha Republic. The flag has four horizontal stripes. From top to bottom,the stripes are light blue (3/4 of the flag's width),white (1/16),red (1/16),and green (1/8). The flag has been used officially as the flag of the Sakha Republic since 14 October 1992. The light blue stripe is charged with a white disc in the center. The diameter of the disc is 2/5 of the flag's width.
Tommot is a town in Aldansky District of the Sakha Republic,Russia,located on the Aldan River 390 kilometers (240 mi) southwest of Yakutsk,the capital of the republic,and 70 kilometers (43 mi) northeast of Aldan,the administrative center of the district. As of the 2010 Census,its population was 8,057.
The Ammosov North-Eastern Federal University,NEFU,previously known as Yakutsk State University,is one of Russia's ten federal universities. NEFU's main campus is in Yakutsk,and it has two other campuses in Sakha as well as one in Anadyr in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug.
Olyokminsk is a town and the administrative center of Olyokminsky District in the Sakha Republic,Russia,651 kilometers (405 mi) southwest of Yakutsk,the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census,its population was 9,494.
Chersky is an urban locality and the administrative center of Nizhnekolymsky District of the Sakha Republic,Russia,located on the Kolyma River,1,920 kilometers (1,190 mi) east from Yakutsk,the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census,its population was 2,857.
Ytyk-Kyuyol is a rural locality and the administrative center of Tattinsky District of the Sakha Republic,Russia,located on the left bank of the Tatta River,255 kilometers (158 mi) from Yakutsk,the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census,its population was 6,828.
Nizhny Bestyakh is an urban locality in Megino-Kangalassky District of the Sakha Republic,Russia,located on the east bank of the Lena River,opposite the republic's capital city of Yakutsk,34 kilometers (21 mi) from Mayya,the administrative center of the district. As of the 2010 Census,its population was 3,518.
Serebryany Bor is an urban locality in Neryungrinsky District of the Sakha Republic,Russia,located 6 kilometers (3.7 mi) from Neryungri,the administrative center of the district,on the Amur–Yakutsk Mainline,in the Aldan Highlands. As of the 2010 Census,its population was 4,163.
Yakutsk School Number 16 is a state-run school in Yakutsk,Sakha Republic. It was set up in the 1940s. As of 2005,it had roughly 700 students. It is a UNESCO Associated School. The principal is Aleksandr Dubinin;his wife,Roza Hanbeevna Dubinina,is also a teacher there. The school attracted negative attention in 2008 due to a video which a student uploaded to a video-sharing site during the summer holiday,which insulted several teachers there.
The state anthem of the Sakha Republic is the regional anthem of the Sakha Republic,a federal subject of Russia. It is one of the official symbols of the Sakha Republic,along with the flag and the coat of arms of the Sakha Republic. It was originally written in the Yakut language by Savva Tarasov and Mikhail Timofeyev. The anthem was translated into Russian by Vladimir Fedorov. The music was composed by Kirill Gerasimov. It was officially adopted on 15 July 2004. The anthem's music is played in F major.
Yevgeniya Isayevna Mikhaylova is an educator,a researcher,an academician,a philanthropist,a public figure and an eminent politician of the Russian Federation. She holds an honorary title - the Honorable Citizen of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia). She is an acting member of the Russian Academy of Education. Currently,Yevgeniya Mikhaylova is the President of the Ammosov North-Eastern Federal University. Previously,she served as the Vice President of the Russian Federation's Sakha Republic.
Zhatay is an urban locality under the administrative jurisdiction of the city of republic significance of Yakutsk in the Sakha Republic,Russia,located on the left bank of the Lena River,15 kilometers (9.3 mi) downstream of Yakutsk. As of the 2010 Census,its population was 9,504.
Magan is a rural locality under the administrative jurisdiction of the city of republic significance of Yakutsk in the Sakha Republic,Russia. Its population as of the 2010 Census was 1,863;up from 1,743 recorded in the 2002 Census. Poet Natalia Kharlampieva is a native of Magan.
Ulu is a rural locality under the administrative jurisdiction of the Town of Tommot in Aldansky District of the Sakha Republic,Russia,located on the left bank of the Ulu River,a tributary of the Amga,and 151 kilometers (94 mi) from Tommot. Its population as of the 2010 Census was 139;down from 179 recorded in the 2002 Census.
Aysen Sergeyevich Nikolayev is a Russian politician of Yakut ethnicity. Since 28 May 2018,he has served as the fourth Head of the Sakha Republic.
