Abaza (town)
Encyclopedia
Abaza is a town in the Republic of Khakassia, Russia
, located on the Abakan River
144 kilometres (89.5 mi) south of Abakan
. Population:
It was founded in 1856 and developed on the strength of iron ore deposits; the extraction industry is still important to the local economy.
Abaza was granted urban-type settlement
status in 1957 and town status in 1966.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located on the Abakan River
Abakan River
The Abakan , the Khakas word for 'bear's blood', is a river in the Republic of Khakassia, Russia formed by the confluence of the Bolshoy Abakan and Maly Abakan Rivers. It rises in the western Sayan Mountains and flows northeast through the Minusinsk Depression to the Yenisei River...
144 kilometres (89.5 mi) south of Abakan
Abakan
Abakan is the capital city of the Republic of Khakassia, Russia, located in the central part of Minusinsk Depression, at the confluence of the Yenisei and Abakan Rivers. Population: -History:...
. Population:
It was founded in 1856 and developed on the strength of iron ore deposits; the extraction industry is still important to the local economy.
Abaza was granted urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement ; , selyshche mis'koho typu ) is an official designation for a type of locality used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union...
status in 1957 and town status in 1966.