Yanrakynnot is a village (selo) in Providensky District

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

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 Federal District

Federal districts of Russia

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 of Russia

Russia

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. Population as of 2008 is 330. Municipally, Yanrakynnot is subordinated to Providensky Municipal District and incorporated as Yanrakynnot Rural Settlement.

History and Geography

The village, from the 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...

 for "detached, firm land", though other sources translate the village name as meaning "the lonely stand", and others still say it means "Hard Place". The village is situated on the shores of the Venetken (lit. "curved") lagoon, linked to the administrative centre of the district, 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...

 by an 80 km unpaved road.

Like many of the small villages in Chukotka, its amenities were affected by the collapse of the Soviet Union, as the eight grade school in the village was downgraded to just a four grade school.

Economy

The village is a traditional 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...

 village, with the economy being dominated by whaling. The village also serves as a base for those wishing to visit Whale Bone Alley on Yttygran Island

Yttygran Island

Yttygran Island is an island in the Bering Sea 24 km northwest of Cape Chaplino, close to the coast of Chukotka. It is located 3.8 km to the south of Arakamchechen Island and is separated from the continental shore by a sound that is only 1.5 km in its narrowest point.Yttigran is...

 or Arakamchechen Island

Arakamchechen Island

Arakamchechen Island is an island in the Bering Sea. It lies north of Cape Chaplino, close to the coast of Chukotka. It is separated from the continental shore by an 8 km wide sound. This island is inhabited; the main settlement is Yanrakynnot village....

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See also

• List of inhabited localities in Providensky District