Yakutsk

[yuh-kootsk]

noun

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

Yakutsk

/ jɪˈkutsk /

noun

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

Example Sentences

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

From BBC

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

From Science Daily

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

From New York Times

“Boris Nadezhdin is our collective ‘No,’” said Lyosha Popov, a 25-year-old who has been collecting signatures for Mr. Nadezhdin in Yakutsk, south of the Arctic Circle.

From New York Times

In Yakutsk, a frigid city in eastern Siberia, it was minus 45 degrees Fahrenheit when Mr. Popov, the head of the campaign there, started collecting signatures.

From New York Times