Tura, Russia
Encyclopedia
Tura is an urban locality (a work settlement
) and the administrative center of Evenkiysky District of Krasnoyarsk Krai
, Russia
, located at the confluence
of the Kochechum
and the Nizhnyaya Tunguska Rivers. Population:
Tura was the administrative center of Evenk Autonomous Okrug
before the okrug was merged into Krasnoyarsk Krai on January 1, 2007. It is served by the Tura Airport
.
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...
) and the administrative center of Evenkiysky District of Krasnoyarsk Krai
Krasnoyarsk Krai
Krasnoyarsk Krai is a federal subject of Russia . It is the second largest federal subject after the Sakha Republic, and Russia's largest krai, occupying an area of , which is 13% of the country's total territory. The administrative center of the krai is the city of Krasnoyarsk...
, 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...
, located at the confluence
Confluence
Confluence, in geography, describes the meeting of two or more bodies of water.Confluence may also refer to:* Confluence , a property of term rewriting systems...
of the Kochechum
Kochechum River
The Kochechum is a river in Siberia, Russia, it flows through the Krasnoyarsk Krai. It is right and most significant inflow of the Nizhnyaya Tunguska river.- General information :...
and the Nizhnyaya Tunguska Rivers. Population:
Tura was the administrative center of Evenk Autonomous Okrug
Evenk Autonomous Okrug
Evenk Autonomous Okrug , or Evenkia, was a federal subject of Russia . It had been created in 1930. Its administrative center was the urban-type settlement of Tura...
before the okrug was merged into Krasnoyarsk Krai on January 1, 2007. It is served by the Tura Airport
Tura Airport
Tura Airport is a small airport in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia located northeast of Tura. NordStar Airlines operates flights to Krasnoyarsk Emelyanovo Airport twice a week....
.