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Nizhneangarsk, Russia
Нижнеангарск
Nizhneangarsk is a town of 5,493 people in Buryatiya Republic, Russia, founded in 1643.
Why visit Nizhneangarsk
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark and 1 park or trail in and around town.
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About Nizhneangarsk
Nizhneangarsk (Russian: Нижнеанга́рск; Russian Buryat: Доодо Ангар, Doodo Angar; Mongolian: Доод Ангар, Dood Angar) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Severo-Baykalsky District of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia, located at the northern tip of Lake Baikal, 23 kilometers (14 mi) north of Severobaykalsk. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 5,030.
From the Wikipedia article Nizhneangarsk (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Healthcare2
History
It was founded in 1643 by the Russian explorer Semyon Skorokhod and was originally called Verkhneangarsk (Верхнеанга́рск), after the fort built here by Vasily Kolesnik in 1646. In the 1970s, it was planned to make Nizhneangarsk the headquarters of the western end of the Baikal–Amur Mainline, but the marshy ground made it hard to build large buildings, so the headquarters were moved south to Severobaykalsk.
From the History section of Nizhneangarsk on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Nizhneangarsk
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Getting there and nearby towns
- Severobaykal’sk 23 km southwest, about 23 min by car
- Kichera 36 km northeast, about 36 min by car
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- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Theotokos of Vladimir church Nizhneangarsk, Alexander V. Solomin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- П. Нижнеангарск, о. Ярки (Nizhneangarsk, Yarki) - panoramio, Svetlana Ivanova, CC BY 3.0
- Sunset, Yuri Samoilov, CC BY 3.0
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