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THE REPUBLIC OF SAKHA (YAKUTIA) is one of the most economically important subjects of the Russian Federation. It is a part of the Far-Eastern federal district. Yakutia occupies one-fifth of the country and lies within three time-zones. Located in the north-eastern part of Asia, the region stretches 2000 km from north to south and 2500 km from west to east. Its area is
3,103,200 km².
Nature and resources of Yakutia are unique as well. Its larger part is occupied by mountains and plateaus. Only one-third of it is lowland. Mount Pobeda (Victory) on the Chersky ridge is the highest peak of northern Asia (3147 km)... Read more
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Extreme City: Yakutsk
A city that struggles doggedly against the toughest environmental conditions on our planet to provide its population with an acceptable level of existence. |
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Yakutsk Winter Photographs
It was -51°C/-59.8°F in Yakutsk on Dec. 15, 2008. We were also promised to experence -62°C/-79.6°F in the near future. Hard even for us, local residents, to imagine what the frost will be. |
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Siberia's Yakutia Photo Exhibition in New York
The Yakutian/Siberian photo exhibition: On the Road of Bones: Ghosts of the Siberian Gulag Along the Old Kolyma Highway. New York, Sept. 10th - Dec. 5th, 2010. |
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Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) at 2010 Shanghai Expo
Siberia's Yakutia showcases diamonds, gold, mammoth ivory, craftwork, minerals in the Russian pavilion of 2010 Shanghai EXPO on Sept. 6-20, 2010. |
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Yegor Makarov’s Exhibition in Sweden: “Native People of Sakha (Yakutia)”
In Osra, Sweden, Yegor Makrov presents in 39 photographs and 32 postcards a fascinating wilderness, native groups, handicraft, traditions - from Repulic of Sakha (Yakutia). The event lasts from June 22 till November 22, 2010. |
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Descending into the world’s deepest shaft in the permafrost zone
The deepest shaft built on permafrost in Yakutsk, Siberia, more than 150 years ago, was drilled down and reopened for researchers and tourists, who wish to go down through never-melting, frozen soil layers as deep as 116 meter. |
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What is the standard tour to the Pole of Cold?
Giving away the description of the standard tour to the officially acknowledged coldest Siberian place in order to get an idea of travel time, activities, accommodations, and prices. |
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Download the Kolyma Highway travel map for free now.
Right. The Road of Bones map with info on distances, petrol stations, tyre repair stations, car repair garages, pharmacy, hotels, cafes, airports, etc. is free as never before. |
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Yakutia's PC game hit the 1st position on the popular US portal Big Fish Games
Yakutsk-based Sulus Gаmеs LLC released a new game called Strangе Cases: The Tarot Card Mystery that managed to get the 1st position in the chart of the popular Вig Fish Gamеs portal on the third day of sale. |
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Entry permit for visiting Arctic/frontier zone in Yakutia
Visitors are required to apply certain docs in advance to get entry permit. ID, information on current residence, work, contact info, places to visit in Arctic. Issue procedure takes 40 days (regurlar period) or 10 days (if urgently). Application can be submitted by an inviting organization or travel agency.
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| Apr. 03, 2010 - Everything seems okey now. As you noted, in December of the last year the YakutiaToday website was shut down. Don't worry, it wasn't censored by the third party. The reason was pretty simple. Our NGO failed to renew the hosting service with a Russian company. Its renewal procedure was too complicated. So we found another reliable company. That's NameCheap. We are back online and restoring the content. Wish us luck! |
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