Yavas, Russia
Явас
Yavas is a town of 7,783 people in Mordoviya Republic, Russia, founded in 1931.
Why visit Yavas
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark and 5 places to eat in and around town.
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About Yavas
Yavas (Russian: Ява́с; Moksha: Яваз, Javaz) is an urban locality (a work settlement) in the Zubovo-Polyansky District of the Republic of Mordovia, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 7,941. It is the location of women's corrective colony No. 2, Mordovia and corrective colony No. 11, Mordovia for men.
From the Wikipedia article Yavas (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks1
Restaurants and cafes5
Churches and places of worship1
Shopping8
Надежда
Hardware store · 2.1 km
Заречная улица, Явас
Mo-Su 08:00-14:30, 15:30-18:00
Всё для дома и стройки
Hardware store · 0.7 km
8 улица Косарева, Явас
Mo-Su 09:00-12:30,13:30-19:00
History
It was founded in 1931 as the headquarters of the fast-paced camp system for prisoners, dubbed Temlag (named after the town of Temnikov) of the Gulag system, later transferred to Dubravlag. The settlement retains its value as one of the centers of the Russian penitentiary system.
The status of urban-type settlement was assigned to the settlement by the decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Mordovia on April 9, 1959.
Located on Yavas River, 42 kilometres (26 mi) north from the district center Zubova Polyana and 36 kilometres (22 mi) from the railway station Potma. Founded in 1930 on the railway line Potma – Barashevo, it served as an area for harvesting industrial wood and firewood for Moscow. At the beginning of the 1930s, the village became the center of the CTI network opened here ("Dubravlag"). A factory for wood processing was built in 1941–1945. By the mid-1950s, a school, hotel, bath, residential buildings and a stadium were built, and the House of Culture was renovated.
From the History section of Yavas on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Schools, colleges and libraries1
Healthcare5
Map of Yavas
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Getting there and nearby towns
- Partsa 6 km south, about 6 min by car
- Udarnyy 8 km south, about 8 min by car
- Lepley 12 km south, about 12 min by car
- Barashevo 13 km north, about 13 min by car
- Kadom 29 km northwest, about 29 min by car
- Temnikov 34 km northeast, about 34 min by car
- Sasovo 61 km west, about 1 h by car
- Krasnoslobodsk 61 km east, about 1 h by car
- Sarov 66 km northeast, about 1 h by car
- Kovylkino 81 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
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