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Yakutsk

American

[yuh-kootsk] / yəˈkutsk /

noun

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

Yakutsk British

/ jɪˈkutsk /

noun

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

Yakutsk resident Lyubov Kolesova said she would usually be opening her windows for relief from the oppressive summer air:

From Reuters • Aug. 9, 2023

From here I hoped to reach the nearest Russian outpost, Anadyrsk, by dog-sled, proceeding thence along the western shores of the Okhotsk Sea to Okhotsk and Yakutsk.

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

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