Yakuts - Wikipedia
WebYakuts or Sakha ( Yakut: саха, saxa; plural: сахалар, saxalar) are a Turkic ethnic group native to North Siberia, primarily the Republic of Sakha in the Russian Federation, with some extending to the Amur, Magadan, Sakhalin regions, and the Taymyr and Evenk Districts of the Krasnoyarsk region.
Yakutsk - Wikipedia
WebThe Yakuts, also known as the Sakha people, migrated to the area during the 13th and 14th centuries from other parts of Siberia. When they arrived they mixed with other indigenous Siberians in the area. The Russian settlement of Yakutsk was founded in 1632 as an ostrog (fortress) by Pyotr Beketov.
What It's Like to Live in Yakutsk, Siberia, the Coldest City on Earth
WebJan 29, 2018 · Yakutsk has all the features of any other mid-sized city. The 270,000 people who live there have access to movie theaters, restaurants, and a public transportation system that functions...
Sakha | Republic, Map, History, & Facts | Britannica
WebThe Sakha (Yakut), a people who formed from the mixture of local tribes with Turkic groups that migrated from the south in the 6th–10th centuries ce, joined the Russian state in the first half of the 17th century. Yakutsk, the republic’s largest city, was founded in 1632.
Yakutsk | Russia, Population, & Map | Britannica
WebArticle History. Yakutsk, Russia. Yakutsk, city and capital of Sakha republic (Yakutia), in far northeastern Russia, on the Lena River. A fort was founded on the Lena’s low right bank in 1632 and transferred 43 miles (70 km) upstream to the present site of Yakutsk in 1642.
Life and Culture in Yakutia, One of Russia's Coldest Regions
WebOct 25, 2020 · A new residential neighborhood in Yakutsk. A young couple Ivan and Inna are watching TV at home. There are several Yakut TV channels with 24/7 broadcasting in Yakutia: “The National Broadcasting Company-Sakha”, “Yakutia-24”, “Mammoth”. They broadcast news, entertainment, sports, music, etc.
Life in Russia's COLDEST CITY - Yakutsk - YouTube
WebApr 23, 2022 · 629K subscribers. Subscribed. 84K. 6.9M views 1 year ago YAKUTSK. Let's meet an ethnic minority of Russia - the Yakut who live in the coldest inhabited of the Earth. We will get to know their...
Sakha | Culture, Language & History | Britannica
WebSakha (Yakut) reindeer herders. See all videos for this article. Sakha, one of the major peoples of eastern Siberia, numbering some 380,000 in the late 20th century. In the 17th century they inhabited a limited area on the middle Lena River, but in modern times they expanded throughout Sakha republic (Yakutia) in far northeastern Russia.
Yakut | Encyclopedia.com
WebMay 8, 2018 · The Yakut are the farthest-north Turkic people, with a consciousness of having once lived farther south kept alive by legends and confirmed by historical and archaeological research. The Yakut, spread through Yakutia yet concentrated in its center, have become a minority in their own republic. The majority is of Slavic background.
Look Inside the World’s Coldest City - National Geographic
WebNearly 300,000 people live in Yakutsk, reputed to be the world’s coldest city. Its port on Russia’s Lena River is a source of the fish that fill markets—and stay rigidly cold in winter....
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