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Novaya Chara, Russia
Новая Чара
Novaya Chara is a town of 4,365 people in Zabaykalskiy (Transbaikal) Kray, Russia, founded in 1979.
Why visit Novaya Chara
Townapedia lists 5 museums and landmarks and 2 places to eat in and around town.
Highlights include Каларский историко-краеведческий музей.
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About Novaya Chara
Novaya Chara (Russian: Новая Чара) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Kalarsky District of Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia, located in the basin of the Chara River, in the eastern parts of Stanovoy Range, approximately 600 kilometers (370 mi) in a straight line northeast of the krai's administrative center of Chita, and 16 kilometers (9.9 mi) from the district's administrative center of Chara. Population: 4,315 (2010 census); 4,693 (2002 census); 8,787 (1989 Soviet census).
From the Wikipedia article Novaya Chara (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Novaya Chara on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Museums and landmarks5
Каларский историко-краеведческий музей
Museum · 0.7 km
7 Центральная улица
Mo-Fr 10:00-17:00; Sa-Su 10:00-16:00; Fr[-1] off
Restaurants and cafes2
Churches and places of worship1
Shopping4
History
It was founded in connection to the construction of the Baikal-Amur Mainline in the 1980s, near the older village of Chara, named for the river on which it stood. The station and settlement were built by workers from the Kazakh SSR; as part of the BAM project, sections of the route were placed under the patronage of Komsomol brigades from different parts of the Soviet Union.
Regular rail traffic from Tynda in Amur Oblast to Novaya Chara began in 1988; traffic from the west of the settlement on the section from Severobaykalsk started in 1989. The completion of the BAM did not bring the expected economic development to the area, and with the economic crisis of the late 1980s, around half the population left. Nearby are the Udokan copper deposit, Chineysky vanadium deposit and Unkur silver-copper deposit.
From the History section of Novaya Chara on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gas and EV charging1
Healthcare2
Map of Novaya Chara
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Getting there and nearby towns
- Chara 12 km north, about 12 min 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
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Поселок Новая Чара, Legioner2016, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Река Чара в окрестностях Новой Чары (2), Legioner2016, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Вокзал станции Новая Чара, Legioner2016, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ж-д вокзал в п. Новая Чара, БАМ - panoramio, Svetlana Ivanova, CC BY 3.0
- Тепловоз-памятник на станции Новая Чара, Legioner2016, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Памятный знак строителей БАМа, 1-й Белорусский отряд - panoramio, Svetlana Ivanova, CC BY 3.0
- ТЭ3-6034, станция Новая Чара, LxAndrew, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Река Нирунгнакан в окрестностях Новой Чары, Legioner2016, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Река Чара в окрестностях Новой Чары (1), Legioner2016, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ЖД мост через реку Нирунгнакан, Legioner2016, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Река Нирунгнакан и ЖД мост через нее, Legioner2016, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Поездка на Чарские пески (08), Legioner2016, CC BY-SA 4.0
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