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Yakutsk (Яку́тск) (pop. 187,000), 62° 2' N, 129° 44' E, capital of Sakha Republic, Russia, a major port on Lena river in eastern Siberia.

It is also a highway center and has tanneries, sawmills, and brickworks. Yakutsk was founded in 1632. It has a university (founded 1956) and a branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

The river Lena runs through it.

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This city was referenced in the NY Time Crossword of Saturday, November 20th, 2004.

Cities in Russia



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