Sakha
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67127Coordinates: 67° 0′ N, 127° 0′ E
Sakha (also Yakutia, Russian Якутия, Yakut Саха Сирэ) is a republic in the northeastern part of Asian Russia. Sakha is the largest federation subject of the Russian Federation by area and the largest sub-state territorial unit in the world. The official name is Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) (Russian Республика Саха (Якутия), Yakut Саха Өрөспүүбүлүкэтэ).
The river Amga
Geography
The area of the Republic of Sakha, 3,083,523 km², is about the same as that of the European Union without Sweden and Finland, but has less than one four-hundredth of the population of that rump of Europe. In the north, the republic is bounded by the Arctic Ocean, where it reaches its northernmost mainland point at Cape Paksa between Northwik Bay and Anabargolf at 73° 59′ 31″ N, about 400 km south of Cape Chelyuskin, the northernmost mainland point of the Old World belonging to Krasnoyarsk Krai. The northernmost land area of Sakha is formed by Henrietta Island, part of the New Siberian Archipelago, at 77° 6′ 0″ N. To the south, Sakha extends to the latitude of Copenhagen in the Aldan Highlands. The territory extends from the Central Siberian Highlands in the west through the Lena Valley (Central Yakutian Lowlands), the Verkhoyansk Mountains, the Chersky Mountains through the Yana-Indigirka Lowlands to the Kolyma Lowlands (western and eastern parts of the East Siberian Lowlands) in the northeast.
Most of the republic belongs to the basin of the Lena River. The main rivers besides the Lena are its tributaries Vilyui and Aldan, as well as the streams Indigirka and the Kolyma.
The entire territory is covered by permafrost. When this thaws in summer and snow and ice melt, floods regularly occur in the floodplains and especially in the lowlands.
Administrative divisions and cities
→ Main article: Administrative divisions of the Republic of Sakha and List of cities in the Republic of Sakha.
The Republic of Sakha is divided into 34 rajons and the urban districts of Yakutsk and Shatai.
The capital and only major city is Yakutsk. Nerjungri, Mirny, Lensk and Aldan still have more than 20,000 inhabitants. The "cold poles" Verkhoyansk and Oimyakon have achieved national fame.
| Largest cities | |||
| City | Russian | Yakutian | Residents |
| Yakutsk | Якутск | Дьокуускай | 269.601 |
| Nerjungri | Нерюнгри | Нүөрүҥгүрү | 61.747 |
| Mirny | Мирный | Мирнэй | 37.188 |
| Lensk | Ленск | Ленскэй | 24.966 |
| Aldan | Алдан | Алдан | 21.275 |
| Aichal* | Айхал | Айхал | 13.727 |
| Udachny | Удачный | Удачнай | 12.613 |
| Wiljuisk | Вилюйск | Бүлүү | 10.234 |
| Njurba | Нюрба | Ньурба | 10.157 |
* urban settlement
Questions and Answers
Q: What is Sakha?
A: Sakha is a federal subject of Russia also known as Yakutia.
Q: What is the location of Sakha?
A: Sakha is located in the Siberian area of Russia.
Q: How is Sakha governed?
A: Sakha is governed as part of the Far Eastern District which contains ten other federal subjects.
Q: What is the size of Sakha in comparison to other federal subjects of Russia?
A: Sakha is the largest federal subject of Russia.
Q: In how many time zones does Sakha stretch across?
A: Sakha stretches across three time zones between UTC+9 and UTC+11.
Q: What other name is used to refer to the same area as Sakha?
A: The name Yakutia is also used to refer to the same area as Sakha.
Q: What language do the Yakut people speak?
A: The Yakut people speak a Turkic language.
