Sorsk
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Sorsk is a town in the Republic of Khakassia, Russia
, located 145 kilometres (90.1 mi) northwest of Abakan
. Population:
It was founded as the work settlement
of Dzerzhinsky in the 1940s. It was renamed Sorsk and granted town status in 1966.
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 145 kilometres (90.1 mi) northwest of Abakan
Abakan
Abakan is the capital city of the Republic of Khakassia, Russia, located in the central part of Minusinsk Depression, at the confluence of the Yenisei and Abakan Rivers. Population: -History:...
. Population:
It was founded as the work 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...
of Dzerzhinsky in the 1940s. It was renamed Sorsk and granted town status in 1966.