Pokrovsk, Sakha Republic
Encyclopedia
Pokrovsk is a town in the Sakha Republic, Russia
, located on the left bank of the Lena River
, 78 kilometres (48.5 mi) southwest of Yakutsk
. Population:
with towns further south is on the opposite bank of the Lena, passing through the village of Kyordyom. This village is also the current extent of construction of the Amur Yakutsk Mainline
, which is expected to reach Yakutsk in around 2013.
of Karaulny Mys , meaning Watchtower Point. It later became the village (selo) of Pokrovskoye . It was granted urban-type settlement
status and renamed Pokrovsk in 1941; town status was granted to it in 1998.
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...
, located on the left bank of the Lena River
Lena River
The Lena is the easternmost of the three great Siberian rivers that flow into the Arctic Ocean . It is the 11th longest river in the world and has the 9th largest watershed...
, 78 kilometres (48.5 mi) southwest of Yakutsk
Yakutsk
With a subarctic climate , Yakutsk is the coldest city, though not the coldest inhabited place, on Earth. Average monthly temperatures range from in July to in January. The coldest temperatures ever recorded on the planet outside Antarctica occurred in the basin of the Yana River to the northeast...
. Population:
Geography
The M56 Lena highway connecting YakutskYakutsk
With a subarctic climate , Yakutsk is the coldest city, though not the coldest inhabited place, on Earth. Average monthly temperatures range from in July to in January. The coldest temperatures ever recorded on the planet outside Antarctica occurred in the basin of the Yana River to the northeast...
with towns further south is on the opposite bank of the Lena, passing through the village of Kyordyom. This village is also the current extent of construction of the Amur Yakutsk Mainline
Amur Yakutsk Mainline
The Amur-Yakutsk Mainline is a partially complete railway in eastern Russia, linking the Trans-Siberian Railway and Baikal-Amur Mainline with the Sakha Republic....
, which is expected to reach Yakutsk in around 2013.
History
The town was first founded by the Cossacks in 1682 as the ostrogOstrog (fortress)
Ostrog was a Russian term for a small fort, typically wooden and often non-permanently manned. Ostrogs were encircled by 4-6 metres high palisade walls made from sharpened trunks. The name derives from the Russian word строгать , "to shave the wood". Ostrogs were smaller and exclusively military...
of Karaulny Mys , meaning Watchtower Point. It later became the village (selo) of Pokrovskoye . It was granted urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement ; , selyshche mis'koho typu ) is an official designation for a type of locality used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union...
status and renamed Pokrovsk in 1941; town status was granted to it in 1998.