Zyryanka, Sakha Republic
Encyclopedia
Zyryanka is an urban locality (a settlement
and the administrative center of Verkhnekolymsky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia
, located on the left bank of the Kolyma River
. Population:
It is served by the Zyryanka West Airport
.
It originated in 1930 in connection with the development of coal deposits and was granted urban-type settlement status in 1940. Coal mining is central to the economy of the region. The settlement is home to OAO "Kolyma shipping company", which is engaged in coal transportation and importation of industrial goods and foodstuffs.
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 Verkhnekolymsky District of the Sakha Republic, 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 on the left bank of the Kolyma River
Kolyma River
The Kolyma River is a river in northeastern Siberia, whose basin covers parts of the Sakha Republic, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, and Magadan Oblast of Russia. Itrises in the mountains north of Okhotsk and Magadan, in the area of and...
. Population:
It is served by the Zyryanka West Airport
Zyryanka West Airport
Zyryanka West Airport is an airport in Russia located 8 km west of Zyryanka.It is used rarely, when main Zyryanka airport cannot be used....
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It originated in 1930 in connection with the development of coal deposits and was granted urban-type settlement status in 1940. Coal mining is central to the economy of the region. The settlement is home to OAO "Kolyma shipping company", which is engaged in coal transportation and importation of industrial goods and foodstuffs.