The LARGEST Russian Republic: 7 Facts about Sakha (Yakutia)
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1. With more than three million square kilometers, Yakutia is the largest federal subject of the Russian Federation and the largest sub-national governing body in the world. Three thousand square kilometers – that’s almost the size of France, Spain, Sweden, Norway, Germany, Finland, Poland and Italy put together!
2. Yakutia is among few places in Russia where most population leads a traditional life. It is a dream place for any ethnographer. Local traditions are mostly followed by Yakuts who live far away from cities, long-term residents and indigenous peoples of the Russian North. They pursue folk crafts like reindeer breeding, fur trapping, fishing, the northernmost agriculture and cattle farming.
3. At the same time, with a population of less than a million people, Yakutia is one of the least densely populated places on earth. In Yakutia, mathematically, each inhabitant has more 3,000 square meters on its own. In fact, if Yakutia would be a sovereign country, it would be even less populated than Mongolia, the country with the world’s lowest population density. The majority of Yakutia’s population clusters in Yakutsk, the capital and cultural center of the republic, while large areas of the republic are entirely unpopulated. In those areas, which are one of the most remote areas in the world, you will find truly untouched nature and undisturbed wildlife far away from modern life and civilization.
4. Yakutsk is the coldest city in the world. But there is another constantly inhabited place which is colder: the Oymyakon village located even more north than Yakutsk. Beside its position far in the north there are further reasons why Oymyakon is that extremely cold. Those are the continental characteristic of the climate, its attitude roughly 800 meters above sea level as well as its location in a basin which makes cold air flowing into the city. The record low temperature in Oymyakon was almost 78 degrees minus. Temperatures below 50 degrees are nothing uncommon during winter months.
5. The Lena river is one the three large Siberian river and the lifeline of Yakutia. Originating roughly five kilometers north-west of the Baikal lake the river flows from south to north through entire Yakutia, and then finally flows into the arctic ocean, more than four thousands kilometers north from its source. The Sinaya river is a tributary of the Lena river.
6. The Ulakhan-Sis Ridge is an unknown region of Yakutia. Unlike the Lena Pillars these eroded ones are not formed on the Lena River but are no less impressive. Don’t you think that they resemble the Manpupuner rock formations deemed one of the Seven Wonders of Russia? If more people had visited Yakutia, the World Heritage Site list would have been much longer!
7. The bigger part of Yakutia is covered by permafrost. Permafrost is ground that does not thaw during summer. In other words, soil contains ice. Frost is considered permanent if it is stable from 2,000 years and more. Geologists have found the deepest permafrost (1,300-1,500 m) in the upstream of the Vilyuy River. It means that the ground in Yakutia has frozen for more than 1 km! The average depth of the local permafrost is 300-400 m. Most buildings are constructed over frozen soil that is full of ice. These houses are worth a look as they are built on piles. Otherwise the heat they radiate would have thawed permafrost.
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https://www.tripstosiberia.com/five-amazing-facts-about-yakutia
https://todiscoverrussia.com/yakutia-russia/
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