Salekhard, Russia
Салехард
Salekhard is a regional capital of 49,214 people in Yamalo-Nenets, Russia, founded in 1595.
Why visit Salekhard
Townapedia lists 43 museums and landmarks, 2 parks and trails, 28 places to eat, 9 places to stay and 4 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Посетить and Музей Юрия Неёлова.
Weather in Salekhard
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About Salekhard
Salekhard (Russian: Салеха́рд [səlʲɪˈxart]; Khanty: Пуӆңават, Pułñawat; Nenets: Саляʼ харад, Saljaꜧ harad, formerly Obdorsk) is a town and the administrative centre of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia. The town lies on the Arctic Circle, with the town centre being about 1 kilometer (0.62 mi) south and suburbs stretching to the north of the circle. The population is 47,910 (2021 census).
From the Wikipedia article Salekhard (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Salekhard on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do4
Museums and landmarks43
Музей Юрия Неёлова
Museum · 1.5 km
83 микрорайон Теремки
Tu-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa-Su 11:00-15:00
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31 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Restaurants and cafes28
Тифлисский дворик
Cafe · Georgian · 1.7 km
131А улица Республики
Mo-Th 12:00-23:00; Fr-Sa 12:00-00:00
Хмель & Соль
Restaurant
24 улица Чубынина, Салехард
Пн-Чт 12:00-23:00 Пт-Сб 12:00-00:00
16 more on the map.
History
The settlement of Obdorsk (Обдорск) was founded in 1595, in the place of a Khanty settlement called Polnovat-Vozh (Полноват-вож), by Russian settlers after the conquest of Siberia. It was situated on the Ob River, and its name supposedly derives from that. The land around Obdorsk was referred to as Obdorsky krai, or Obdoriya.
The town was often used as a place of exile during the Tsarist and Soviet periods. Among notable people who spent time here were the Doukhobor spiritual leader Pyotr Verigin and Leon Trotsky. At the port of Salekhard, approximately 1,500 prisoners were used as slave labor, loading and unloading goods at the dock, or mining metal ore. About 5,000 prisoners in two camps near Salekhard were forced to polish diamonds mined from Mir mine.
The nearest railway station is at Labytnangi on the opposite side of the river Ob. From 1949 to 1953, the Salekhard-Igarka Railway project made an unsuccessful attempt to extend the line to Igarka, claiming the lives of thousands of Gulag prisoners. The section of railway from Salekhard to Nadym was completed and remained in use for some time in the Soviet era, although it was later abandoned. It is currently being rebuilt, along with a long-awaited bridge across the Ob between Labytnangi and Salekhard.
Salekhard was the host city for the 2006 Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting in October 2006.
From the History section of Salekhard on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay9
Churches and places of worship4
Shopping36
Gas and EV charging3
Schools, colleges and libraries14
Healthcare11
Map of Salekhard
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Getting there and nearby towns
Salekhard Airport (SLY) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 6 km away.
- Labytnangi 16 km northwest, about 16 min by car
- Kharp 46 km northwest, about 46 min by car
- Aksarka 53 km east, about 53 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
- Salekhard District Center of National Cultures (7), Vasyatka1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- YNAO National Library in Salekhard, Vasyatka1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- БМП-1 с учебного полигона Алматинского Института Сухопутных Войск, Kalabaha1969, CC0
- Бронетраспортер БТР-60, Музей отечественной военной истории, CC BY-SA 4.0
- BTR70 002, Torin, Public domain
- BRDM-2 (1964) owned by James Stewart pic8, AlfvanBeem, CC0
- Фото Т-34-85 образца 1944 года на постаменте в Курске, Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0
- ParkPatriot2015part1-64-X3, Vitaly V. Kuzmin, CC BY 4.0
- MiG-27 take off, johnxxx84, CC BY-SA 2.0
- T-64AK (3), Vitaly V. Kuzmin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Т-34-76 обр. 1943, Историко-культурный комплекс «Линия Сталина», Terminator216, CC BY-SA 4.0
- T-64A - Moscow Suvorov Military School (3), Vitaly V. Kuzmin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- MiG-27 (12142274433), Rob Schleiffert, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Victory park (Kazan) (262-17), Vitaly V. Kuzmin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bulgarian bmp-1, KGG1951, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Verkhnyaya Pyshma Tank Museum 2012 0202, Владимир Саппинен, CC BY 3.0
- ParkPatriot2015part10-17, Vitaly V. Kuzmin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ул. Чубынина, Салехард - panoramio, Николай Максимович, CC BY 3.0
- Ул. Чубынина, Салехард - panoramio (2), Николай Максимович, CC BY 3.0
- Mangazeya Hall (10), Vasyatka1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mangazeya Hall (15), Vasyatka1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mangazeya Hall (14), Vasyatka1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mangazeya Hall (08), Vasyatka1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mangazeya Hall (06), Vasyatka1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mangazeya Hall (01), Vasyatka1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mangazeya Hall (20), Vasyatka1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mangazeya Hall (02), Vasyatka1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mangazeya Hall (05), Vasyatka1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mangazeya Hall (04), Vasyatka1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Paths of Russians to Mangazeya and Yenisey, Vasyatka1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mangazeya Hall (03), Vasyatka1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mangazeya Hall (07), Vasyatka1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mangazeya Hall (19), Vasyatka1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Дом ремесел, Салехард - panoramio, Николай Максимович, CC BY 3.0
- Ул. Чубынина, Салехард - panoramio (1), Николай Максимович, CC BY 3.0
- Спортивный комплекс «Студенческий». Салехард - panoramio, Николай Максимович, CC BY 3.0
- Рыболовно-охотничий магазин «Сармик». Салехард - panoramio, Николай Максимович, CC BY 3.0
- Рынок «Дары Ямала», Салехард - panoramio, Николай Максимович, CC BY 3.0
- Mummy Hall (05), Vasyatka1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shemanovsky museum and exhibition complex (1), Vasyatka1, CC BY-SA 4.0
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