Enmelen
Encyclopedia
Enmelen is a village (selo) in Providensky District
of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
, in the Far Eastern
Federal District
of Russia
. Population as of 2006: 390. Municipally, Enmelen is subordinated to Chukotsky Municipal District and incorporated as Enmelen Rural Settlement.
The village of Enmelen (lit. "craggy" in Chukchi
) is situated near Cape Bering well over 200 km from Provideniya
. The settlement is not connected by road to any other places. The village is supported by a combination of reindeer herding and the hunting of sea mammals. The village is populated by a mixture of Chukchi
and Yupik and near the village is the site of an ancient Yupik settlement.
Providensky District
Providensky District is an administrative and municipal district , one of the six in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It is located in the southern half of the Chukchi Peninsula with a northwest extension reaching almost to Kolyuchinskaya Bay on the Arctic...
of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug , or Chukotka , is a federal subject of Russia located in the Russian Far East.Chukotka has a population of 53,824 according to the 2002 Census, and a surface area of . The principal town and the administrative center is Anadyr...
, in the Far Eastern
Far Eastern Federal District
The Far Eastern Federal District is the largest of the eight federal districts of Russia, while being also the least populated, with a population of 6,291,900 . The Far Eastern Federal District was established in 2000 by then-President Vladimir Putin and is currently being governed by presidential...
Federal District
Federal districts of Russia
The federal districts are a level of administration for the convenience of the federal government of the Russian Federation. They are not the constituent units of Russia . Each district includes several federal subjects and each federal district has a presidential envoy...
of Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. Population as of 2006: 390. Municipally, Enmelen is subordinated to Chukotsky Municipal District and incorporated as Enmelen Rural Settlement.
The village of Enmelen (lit. "craggy" in Chukchi
Chukchi language
The Chukchi language is a Palaeosiberian language spoken by Chukchi people in the easternmost extremity of Siberia, mainly in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug...
) is situated near Cape Bering well over 200 km from Provideniya
Provideniya
Provideniya , is an urban-type settlement situated on Komsomolskaya Bay, part of Provideniya Bay in the northeastern part of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It is located across the Bering Strait from Alaska, and is very close to the International Date Line. The town is served by Provideniya...
. The settlement is not connected by road to any other places. The village is supported by a combination of reindeer herding and the hunting of sea mammals. The village is populated by a mixture of Chukchi
Chukchi people
The Chukchi, or Chukchee , ) are an indigenous people inhabiting the Chukchi Peninsula and the shores of the Chukchi Sea and the Bering Sea region of the Arctic Ocean within the Russian Federation. They speak the Chukchi language...
and Yupik and near the village is the site of an ancient Yupik settlement.
See also
- List of inhabited localities in Providensky District