Yakutsk
Yakutsk
(
Russian
:
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;
Yakut
:
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,
romanized
:
J
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okuuskay
,
pronounced
[
?
oku
?
skaj
]
)
is
the
of
,
Russia
,
located
about
450
km
south
of
the
Arctic
Circle
.
Driven
by
the
mining
industry
,
Yakutsk
has
one
of
the
fastest
growing
regional
cities
in
Russia
,
with
a
of
355
,
443
at
the
2021
census
[
9
]
.
Yakutsk
has
an
average
annual
temperature
of
-
8
.
0
°C
(
17
.
6
°F
)
,
[
10
]
winter
maximum
consistently
well
below
-
20
°C
(
-
4
°F
)
,
and
a
record
low
of
-
64
.
4
°C
(
-
83
.
9
°F
)
[
11
]
As
a
result
,
Yakutsk
is
the
major
city
in
the
(
although
several
smaller
cities
in
that
region
are
slightly
colder
)
.
The
primary
activity
stems
from
activities
in
the
region
,
particularly
coal
,
gold
,
and
diamonds
,
with
multiple
mining
companies
having
set
up
their
headquarters
in
the
city
.
[
22
]
Precious
stones
and
metals
,
diamonds
,
as
well
as
coal
,
are
Yakutsk's
major
exports
.
Tourism
as
an
economic
sector
plays
a
small
but
growing
role
,
thanks
to
the
city's
unique
cultural
heritage
and
natural
attractions
such
as
the
Lena
Pillars
Nature
Park
,
a
World
Heritage
site
,
and
the
Permafrost
Kingdom
,
which
is
a
tourist
dedicated
to
showcasing
the
unique
features
of
the
region's
permafrost
.
With
the
Lena
River
navigable
in
the
summer
,
are
boat
cruises
offered
,
including
upriver
to
the
Lena
Pillars
,
and
downriver
tours
which
visit
scenery
in
the
reaches
and
the
Lena
Delta
.