Abakan
Abakan is the capital of the
Republic of Khakassia in
Russia, in South
Siberia. It is located in the central part of Minusinsk Depression, at the confluence of the rivers
Yenisei and Abakan, at ; at approximately the same
latitude as
Hamburg and
Minsk. Population: 165,197 ; 159,000 .
Abakan fort was built at this location in 1675, also known as Abakansk. In
Russian Empire it belonged to
Yenisei gubernia. During 1823–1931 the grown settlement was known as Ust-Abakanskoye, 1914–1925: Abakan, 1925–1931: Khakassk.
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- For the Abakan assault rifle, see AN-94
Abakan is the capital of the
Republic of Khakassia in
Russia, in South
Siberia. It is located in the central part of Minusinsk Depression, at the confluence of the rivers
Yenisei and Abakan, at ; at approximately the same
latitude as
Hamburg and
Minsk. Population: 165,197 ; 159,000 .
Abakan fort was built at this location in 1675, also known as
Abakansk. In
Russian Empire it belonged to
Yenisei gubernia. During 1823–1931 the grown settlement was known as
Ust-Abakanskoye, 1914–1925: Abakan, 1925–1931:
Khakassk. It received the status of town and its current name in 1931.
Abakan was a terminal of the major Abakan-Taishet Railway. Now it is an important railway junction.
The city has a river port, an airport, industry enterprises, Khakas State University, and three theatres. Furthermore, it has a commercial center that produces footwear, foodstuffs, and metal products.
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