Amga
Encyclopedia
Amga is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Amginsky Ulus
of the Sakha Republic, Russia
. It is situated on the Amga River
, some 200 kilometres (124 mi) south-east of Yakutsk
. Population: 6,359 (2002 Census
);
The name Amga is derived from an Evenk word meaning gorge or ravine.
of Amga-Sloboda . The first church was built in 1680, but it burned down later and was subsequently rebuilt a number of times. Agriculture has been conducted in the area since 1695; it was the first place in Yakutia used for growing crops.
Amga was a place of political exile in the Russian Empire
, the most famous exile being Vladimir Korolenko
, who was exiled here for six years in 1879.
The village was also the site for fighting during the Russian Civil War
.
Amginsky Ulus
Amginsky District is an administrative and municipal district , one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia. Its administrative center is the rural locality of Amga. District's population: 17,251 ; Population of Amga accounts for 36.9% of the district's population....
of the Sakha Republic, Russia
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...
. It is situated on the Amga River
Amga River
Amga River is a river in Sakha , Russia. It is the biggest tributary of the Aldan River, which it joins a few miles west of Khandyga. The length of the river is . The area of its basin is 69,300 km². The Amga River freezes up in the first half of October and stays under the ice until May....
, some 200 kilometres (124 mi) south-east of Yakutsk
Yakutsk
With a subarctic climate , Yakutsk is the coldest city, though not the coldest inhabited place, on Earth. Average monthly temperatures range from in July to in January. The coldest temperatures ever recorded on the planet outside Antarctica occurred in the basin of the Yana River to the northeast...
. Population: 6,359 (2002 Census
Russian Census (2002)
Russian Census of 2002 was the first census of the Russian Federation carried out on October 9 through October 16, 2002. It was carried out by the Russian Federal Service of State Statistics .-Resident population:...
);
The name Amga is derived from an Evenk word meaning gorge or ravine.
History
Amga was first founded by the Cossacks in 1652 as the ostrogOstrog
Ostrog may refer to:* Ostrog, Slovenia, a settlement in Šentjernej municipality in Slovenia* Ostrog monastery, a Serbian Orthodox Christian monastery in Montenegro* Ostroh, a historic town in Ukraine* Ostrog, a Russian term for a small fortress...
of Amga-Sloboda . The first church was built in 1680, but it burned down later and was subsequently rebuilt a number of times. Agriculture has been conducted in the area since 1695; it was the first place in Yakutia used for growing crops.
Amga was a place of political exile in the Russian Empire
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
, the most famous exile being Vladimir Korolenko
Vladimir Korolenko
Vladimir Galaktionovich Korolenko was a Ukrainian-Russian short story writer, journalist, human rights activist and humanitarian. His short stories were known for their harsh description of nature based on his experience of exile in Siberia...
, who was exiled here for six years in 1879.
The village was also the site for fighting during the Russian Civil War
Russian Civil War
The Russian Civil War was a multi-party war that occurred within the former Russian Empire after the Russian provisional government collapsed to the Soviets, under the domination of the Bolshevik party. Soviet forces first assumed power in Petrograd The Russian Civil War (1917–1923) was a...
.