Magadan, Russia
Магадан
Magadan is a regional capital of 92,782 people in Magadan Oblast, Russia, founded in 1929.
Why visit Magadan
Townapedia lists 56 museums and landmarks, 23 parks and trails, 87 places to eat, 11 places to stay and 29 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Автокинотеатр АренаКино, Магаданский государственный музыкальный и драматический театр, Магаданский областной краеведческий музей and Mask of Sorrow.
Weather in Magadan
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About Magadan
Magadan (Russian: Магадан, IPA: [məɡɐˈdan]) is a port town and the administrative centre of Magadan Oblast, Russia. The city is located on the isthmus of the Staritsky Peninsula by the Nagaev Bay; it serves as a gateway to the Kolyma region.
From the Wikipedia article Magadan (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Magadan on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do29
Магаданский государственный музыкальный и драматический театр
Cinema and theater
30 проспект Карла Маркса
Mo-Th 09:00-18:00; Fr 09:00-15:00
17 more on the map.
Museums and landmarks56
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Выставочный зал краеведческого музея
Museum · 0.6 km
26Б Пролетарская улица, Магадан
We-Su 11:00-19:00
44 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds23
11 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes87
Маяк
Cafe · Breakfast, Cake, Coffee Shop, Fish, Local, Pasta · 1.5 km
7/1 Приморская улица
Mo-Th 10:00-22:00; Fr-Su 10:00-23:00
Woki-Toki
Cafe · American, Bavarian, Breakfast, Coffee Shop, Italian Pizza, Japanese, Pizza · 0.6 km
Su-Th 10:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 10:00-23:00
75 more on the map.
History
The settlement of Magadan was founded in 1929 in the Ola river valley, near the settlement of Nagayevo. During the Stalin era, Magadan was a major transit centre for inmates sent to Gulag forced labour camps. From 1932 to 1953, it was the administrative centre of the Dalstroy organisation—a vast forced-labour gold-mining operation and forced-labour camp system. The first director of Dalstroy was Eduard Berzin, who between 1932 and 1937 established the infrastructure of the forced labour camps in Magadan. Berzin was executed in 1938 by Stalin, towards the end of the Great Purge.
The town later served as a port for exporting gold and other metals mined in the Kolyma region. Its size and population grew quickly as facilities were rapidly developed for the expanding mining activities in the area. City status was granted to it on July 14, 1939.
Magadan was visited by U.S. Vice President Henry Wallace in May 1944. He later glowingly called the town a combination of Tennessee Valley Authority and Hudson's Bay Company.
From the History section of Magadan on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay11
Churches and places of worship11
Свято-Троицкий собор
Church · Russian Orthodox · 0.8 km
1 Соборная площадь, Магадан
Церковь Христиан Адвентистов Седьмого Дня
Church · Seventh Day Adventist · 0.7 km
37/58 Якутская улица, Магадан
Храм христиан веры евангельской "Скала надежды"
Church · Evangelical · 1.2 km
65 проспект Карла Маркса
Церковь Рождества Христова
Church · Catholic · 1.9 km
63 Пролетарская улица, Магадан
Shopping56
Gas and EV charging7
Schools, colleges and libraries29
Библиотека-филиал № 4 МКР Пионерный МБУК ЦБС г. Магадана
Library · 3.4 km
61 Речная улица, Магадан
Магаданская областная универсальная научная библиотека им. А.С.Пушкина
Library · 0.8 km
53/13 проспект Карла Маркса, Магадан
Healthcare35
Медицинский Центр "Добрый Доктор"
Clinic and pharmacy · 0.7 km
40Б Нагаевская улица
Map of Magadan
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Getting there and nearby towns
Magadan (Sokol) (GDX) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 39 km away.
- Ola 28 km east, about 28 min by car
- Uptar 38 km north, about 38 min by car
- Sokol 40 km north, about 40 min by car
- Arman’ 40 km west, about 40 min by car
- Palatka 60 km north, about 1 h by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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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, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Magadan seen from mountain, Johannes Rohr, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Magadan-church-winter, David Means, Magadan, Russia., CC BY-SA 3.0
- Мемориальный комплекс жертвам политических репрессий, Сергей Ковалев, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Каменный венец в профиль, Странник 18, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Laika ac View of Magadan from the Mask of Sorrow (6457760607), Laika ac from USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Логотип СВГУ (с фоном), Денис Шкаликов, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Магаданский Троицкий собор. Фасад, Anton Magadan, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Чаша. Марчеканская сопка, Странник 18, CC BY-SA 4.0
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