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Irkutsk

American  
[eer-kootsk] / irˈkutsk /

noun

  1. a city in the S Russian Federation in Asia, W of Lake Baikal.


Irkutsk British  
/ irˈkutsk /

noun

  1. a city in S Russia; situated on the Trans-Siberian railway; university (1918); one of the largest industrial centres in Siberia, esp for heavy engineering. Pop: 587 000 (2005 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In the Siberian region of Irkutsk, the government started providing portable toilets alongside mileslong fuel lines.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

Dramatic footage has emerged purportedly showing a drone attack at Belaya airbase in Irkutsk oblast, Siberia, thousands of miles from Ukraine.

From BBC Jun. 1, 2025

Russian oil major Rosneft wants to supply natural gas from its fields in the Krasnoyarsk and Irkutsk regions to the Power-of-Siberia 2 pipeline that will supply China via Mongolia, the daily Kommersant reported on Monday.

From Reuters Jan. 9, 2023

On Sept. 23, Mutinova and Trifonova were handcuffed and arrested by local police in Irkutsk, and freed after three hours of interrogation.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 1, 2022

“Yes—this is the only prison we have in Irkutsk for women.”

From Russian Life To-day by Right Rev. Herbert Bury

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