Dolinsk, Russia
Долинск
Dolinsk is a town of 11,989 people in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, founded in 1884.
Why visit Dolinsk
Townapedia lists 3 museums and landmarks, 3 parks and trails, 8 places to eat, 1 place to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Памятник В.И. Ленину.
Weather in Dolinsk
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About Dolinsk
Dolinsk (Russian: Долинск; Japanese: 落合, Hepburn: Ochiai-chō) is a town and the administrative center of Dolinsky District of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, located in the southeast of the Sakhalin Island in the valley of the Naiba River and its tributaries, about 45 kilometers (28 mi) north of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk and 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) from the coast of the Terpeniye Bay of the Sea of Okhotsk.
From the Wikipedia article Dolinsk, Sakhalin Oblast (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Dolinsk on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do1
Museums and landmarks3
Parks, trails and playgrounds3
Restaurants and cafes8
History
The present site of the town was the location of the Ainu settlement Ziancha until 1884, when the Russian village of Galkino-Vraskoye (named after Mikhail Galkin-Vraskoy) was founded. The Treaty of Portsmouth saw it transferred to Japanese control in 1905, along with the rest of southern Sakhalin. It was given machi (town) status by the Japanese, under the name Ochiai (Japanese: 落合町, Hepburn: Ochiai-chō).
The Red Army retook control of the whole of Sakhalin in 1945, during the closing stages of World War II. In 1946, the town received its present name, roughly translating as town in the valley.
Since the 1940s, the town's population has decreased by more than half, from a high of 25,135 in 1941 down to 12,200 inhabitants recorded in the 2010 Census.
From the History section of Dolinsk, Sakhalin Oblast on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay1
Churches and places of worship2
Shopping8
Gas and EV charging2
Schools, colleges and libraries3
Healthcare6
Map of Dolinsk
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Getting there and nearby towns
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Homutovo) (UUS) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 50 km away.
- Sokol 10 km south, about 10 min by car
- Uglezavodsk 12 km west, about 12 min by car
- Bykov 17 km west, about 17 min by car
- Sinegorsk 27 km southwest, about 27 min by car
- Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk 42 km south, about 42 min by car
- Troitskoye 47 km south, about 47 min by car
- Yablochnyy 59 km west, about 59 min by car
- Chekhov 62 km west, about 1 h by car
- Kholmsk 65 km southwest, about 1 h by car
- Korsakov 77 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Sakhalin Railway Dolinsk 3, RA-96013, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sakhalin Railway Dolinsk 5, RA-96013, CC BY-SA 4.0
- RZD RA3-044 2024-08 Dolinsk railway station 1724117980, Artyom Svetlov, CC BY 4.0
- Sakhalin Railway Dolinsk 1, RA-96013, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sakhalin Railway Dolinsk 6, RA-96013, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sakhalin Railway Dolinsk 2, RA-96013, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dolinsk page banner, RA-96013, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dolinsk railway station 2024-08 1724139647, Artyom Svetlov, CC BY 4.0
- Dolinsk railway station 2024-08 1724139645, Artyom Svetlov, CC BY 4.0
- Dolinsk railway station 2024-08 1724139629, Artyom Svetlov, CC BY 4.0
- Sakhalin Railway Dolinsk 4, RA-96013, CC BY-SA 4.0
- RZD RA3-026 2024-08 Dolinsk railway station 51, Artyom Svetlov, CC BY 4.0
- Памятник Ленину+, Iss1960, CC BY-SA 4.0
- РЖД Долинск 2016-06, Сергей Болашенко, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Долинск 2, Сергей Болашенко, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Долинск 3, Сергей Болашенко, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Долинск, Сергей Болашенко, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Japanese warehouse building 2024-08 1724139351, Artyom Svetlov, CC BY 4.0
- Japanese warehouse building 2024-08 1724139381, Artyom Svetlov, CC BY 4.0
- Japanese warehouse building 2024-08 1724139435, Artyom Svetlov, CC BY 4.0
- РЖД Долинск 2016-06 2, Сергей Болашенко, CC BY-SA 3.0
- ISS066-E-49468 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS066-E-49469 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS067-E-52935 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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