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Yakutsk

American  
[yuh-kootsk] / yəˈkutsk /

noun

  1. the capital of the Yakut Autonomous Republic in the NE Russian Federation in Asia, on the Lena River.

Yakutsk British  
/ jɪˈkutsk /

noun

  1. a port in E Russia, capital of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), on the Lena River. Pop: 214 000 (2005 est)

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Yana is being studied at the North-Eastern Federal University in the region's capital Yakutsk.

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2024

In some places, such as China's Mohe and Russia's Yakutsk, temperatures dipped to the life-threatening lowest levels.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2024

They have braved subzero temperatures in the Siberian city of Yakutsk.

From New York Times • Jan. 27, 2024

"So basically, take Norilsk or Yakutsk – those cities look like an atomic bomb has exploded there."

From Salon • Jul. 29, 2023

And yet Yakutsk is a paradise compared to a certain settlement, which I shall presently describe, within the Arctic circle.

From From Paris to New York by Land by De Windt, Harry

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