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Salekhard

Coordinates: 66°32′N 66°36′E / 66.533°N 66.600°E / 66.533; 66.600
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Salekhard
Салехард
Town[1]
Polar circle monument in Salekhard
Polar circle monument in Salekhard
Flag of Salekhard
Flag
Coat of arms of Salekhard
Coat of arms
Location of Salekhard
Map
Salekhard is located in Russia
Salekhard
Salekhard
Location of Salekhard
Salekhard is located in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Salekhard
Salekhard
Salekhard (Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug)
Coordinates: 66°32′N 66°36′E / 66.533°N 66.600°E / 66.533; 66.600
CountryRussia
Federal subjectYamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug[1]
Founded1595
Town status since1938
Government
 • MayorAlexey Titovsky
Area
 • Total
84.50 km2 (32.63 sq mi)
Elevation
15 m (49 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[2]
 • Total
42,544
 • Estimate 
(2018)
49 214
 • Density500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
 • Subordinated totown of okrug significance of Salekhard[1]
 • Capital ofYamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug,[1] town of okrug significance of Salekhard[1]
 • Urban okrugSalekhard Urban Okrug[3]
 • Capital ofSalekhard Urban Okrug[3]
Time zoneUTC 5 (MSK 2 Edit this on Wikidata[4])
Postal code(s)[5]
629500
Dialing code(s) 7 34922[6]
OKTMO ID71951000001
Websitewww.salekhard.org

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)[7].

History

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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.[citation needed] 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. The town and nearby area contained three Soviet camps where approximately 6,500 prisoners were held, arrested for their belief in God.[8] 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.[citation needed]

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.[9] 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[when?] being rebuilt, along with a long-awaited bridge across the Ob between Labytnangi and Salekhard.[citation needed]

Salekhard was the host city for the 2006 Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting in October 2006.[10]

In April 2014, Rostelecom, a Russian Internet service provider, completed the final stretch of the Nadym-Salekhard optical Internet line, which stretches for almost 3,500 kilometres (2,200 mi).[11]

In the Summer of 2016, temperatures as high as 95 °F (35 °C) thawed anthrax-infected corpses that had been frozen since the soviet era near Salekhard, causing anthrax spores to infect reindeer herds and herders.[12]

Administrative and municipal status

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Administrative unit of Salekhard

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with one rural locality, incorporated as the town of okrug significance of Salekhard—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the town of okrug significance of Salekhard is incorporated as Salekhard Urban Okrug.[3]

Demographics

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As of 2021, the ethnic composition of Salekhard was:[13]

  • Russians – 66.3%
  • Tatars – 7.1%
  • Khanty – 3.8%
  • Ukrainians – 3.7%
  • Nenets – 3.7%
  • Komi – 2.0%
  • Kyrgyz – 1.4%
  • Others – 12%
    Historical population
    YearPop.±%
    18971,249—    
    19261,872 49.9%
    193912,764 581.8%
    195916,567 29.8%
    197021,929 32.4%
    197924,935 13.7%
    198932,334 29.7%
    200236,827 13.9%
    201042,544 15.5%
    202147,910 12.6%
    Source: Census data

Economy

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  • Sterh Supermarket
    Sterh Supermarket
  • Building of the representative office of Gazprom
    Building of the representative office of Gazprom
  • Gifts of Yamal Supermarket
    Gifts of Yamal Supermarket
  • Headquarters of Yamalneftegaz
    Headquarters of Yamalneftegaz
  • Sezam Shopping center
    Sezam Shopping center
  • Yamal Airlines Headquarters
    Yamal Airlines Headquarters
  • Oil depot
    Oil depot
  • Sarmik Fishing and hunting shop
    Sarmik Fishing and hunting shop

Yamal Airlines has its head office in Salekhard.[14] Most of residents are employed in reindeer herding, fishing and the services sector.[15]

By 2015, about 3 kilometres (1.9 miles) from the airport, near the Arctic Circle, authorities plan to build a large polar resort "Center of the Arctic tourism".[citation needed]

Transportation

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Salekhard is located in the Ob river valley and is an important river port of the Russian Far North. The unfinished Salekhard–Igarka Railway was set to provide a rail connection between the Ob river port of Salekhard and the Yenisei river port of Igarka. Currently, the nearest railway is at Labytnangi, 20 kilometres (12 mi) northwest on the opposite side of the river Ob. The project Northern Latitudinal Railway will provide Salekhard access to Russian railway and will further connect Salekhard to the Konosha–Vorkuta railway and other parts of European Russia.[16] The Salekhard Bridge project, a combined railway-road bridge over Ob river, is the main component of Northern Latitudinal Railway that will connect Labytnangi and Salekhard is to be constructed with the cost of 60 billion rubles.[17] Nadym–Salekhard road, a 344 km long road, was inaugurated in December 2020 to the 90th anniversary of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug,[18] it will facilate the construction of a railway between the two cities and connects the eastern and western parts of Yamal Okrug.[19][20] For 9–10 months each year, the Ob river is frozen and cars and trucks can drive across the river ice. In the summer a ferry operates, however during the floating of ice, generally shortly before the start and shortly after the end of summer, Salekhard is effectively isolated from the outside world, regarding freight. During these periods, only helicopters are able to reach Salekhard in case of emergency. Native people, mainly the Nenets and Khanty people, always build up stocks of food at home, in the shops, and in the markets during this period, but they still suffer from seasonal inflation. The city is also served by the Salekhard Airport, which is 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) north of the main city.

Climate

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Salekhard has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc) with short, mild summers and severely cold winters. Precipitation is moderate, and is significantly greater in summer than in winter.

Climate data for Salekhard (1991–2020, extremes 1882–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 3.5
(38.3) 		3.3
(37.9) 		7.3
(45.1) 		15.5
(59.9) 		28.4
(83.1) 		31.6
(88.9) 		32.9
(91.2) 		30.4
(86.7) 		24.8
(76.6) 		18.2
(64.8) 		7.0
(44.6) 		4.1
(39.4) 		32.9
(91.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −18.8
(−1.8) 		−17.7
(0.1) 		−9.2
(15.4) 		−2.3
(27.9) 		4.7
(40.5) 		15.2
(59.4) 		20.0
(68.0) 		15.9
(60.6) 		9.3
(48.7) 		0.2
(32.4) 		−10.5
(13.1) 		−15.6
(3.9) 		−0.7
(30.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) −23.1
(−9.6) 		−22
(−8) 		−14.2
(6.4) 		−7.3
(18.9) 		0.4
(32.7) 		10.3
(50.5) 		15.0
(59.0) 		11.6
(52.9) 		5.7
(42.3) 		−2.7
(27.1) 		−14.5
(5.9) 		−19.9
(−3.8) 		−5.1
(22.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −27.7
(−17.9) 		−26.6
(−15.9) 		−19.3
(−2.7) 		−12.1
(10.2) 		−3.5
(25.7) 		5.8
(42.4) 		9.9
(49.8) 		7.3
(45.1) 		2.4
(36.3) 		−5.8
(21.6) 		−18.9
(−2.0) 		−24.3
(−11.7) 		−9.4
(15.1)
Record low °C (°F) −51.9
(−61.4) 		−53.7
(−64.7) 		−47.4
(−53.3) 		−38.7
(−37.7) 		−30.8
(−23.4) 		−11
(12) 		−1
(30) 		−5.5
(22.1) 		−10
(14) 		−35.7
(−32.3) 		−47.1
(−52.8) 		−51.5
(−60.7) 		−53.7
(−64.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 24
(0.9) 		21
(0.8) 		23
(0.9) 		28
(1.1) 		44
(1.7) 		57
(2.2) 		61
(2.4) 		67
(2.6) 		46
(1.8) 		48
(1.9) 		31
(1.2) 		26
(1.0) 		476
(18.7)
Average extreme snow depth cm (inches) 36
(14) 		40
(16) 		45
(18) 		36
(14) 		17
(6.7) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		5
(2.0) 		20
(7.9) 		30
(12) 		45
(18)
Average rainy days 0 0 1 3 10 17 18 20 20 9 1 0 99
Average snowy days 26 25 23 18 17 4 0.03 0.2 5 21 25 27 191
Average relative humidity (%) 83 82 81 78 77 70 72 79 82 86 85 83 80
Mean monthly sunshine hours 4 48 135 209 233 270 307 185 96 57 18 0 1,562
Source 1: Pogoda.ru.net[21]
Source 2: NOAA (sun only, 1961-1990)[22]
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  • Mammoth monument in Salekhard
    Mammoth monument in Salekhard
  • Mammoth monument
    Mammoth monument
  • Reindeer monument in Salekhard
    Reindeer monument in Salekhard
  • Mosque in Salekhard
    Mosque in Salekhard
  • Ice Palace of Salekhard
    Ice Palace of Salekhard
  • Polyaris Entertainment center
    Polyaris Entertainment center
  • Wedding Palace
    Wedding Palace
  • Northern outskirts of Salekhard
    Northern outskirts of Salekhard
  • "Craftsmen Village"
    "Craftsmen Village"
  • Arctic Hotel
    Arctic Hotel
  • Students sports complex
    Students sports complex

International relations

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See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Russia

Twin Town & Sister City

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Salekhard is twinned with:

Notable people

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See also

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References

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Law #42-ZAO
  2. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  3. ^ a b c Law #26-ZAO
  4. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  5. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  6. ^ Телефонные коды городов (in Russian). Retrieved 2010-09-24.
  7. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service. Всероссийская перепись населения 2020 года. Том 1 [2020 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1] (XLS) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  8. ^ Thomas, George. "Stalin's 'Railroad of Death' Witnesses Revival". CBN News. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
  9. ^ Gonzales, Daria (June 7, 2012). "A living city among dead roads". RBTH. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  10. ^ "Arctic Council Salekhard Ministerial Declaration". October 2006.
  11. ^ "Rostelecom to expand network in Yamal". www.telecompaper.com. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
  12. ^ Alec Luhn (August 1, 2016). "Anthrax outbreak triggered by climate change kills boy in Arctic Circle Seventy-two nomadic herders, including 41 children, were hospitalised in far north Russia after the region began experiencing abnormally high temperatures". The Guardian. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
  13. ^ "Национальный состав населения в муниципальных образованиях". Rosstat. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  14. ^ Yamal Airlines. Retrieved on February 27, 2012.
  15. ^ "What is life like in the world's only city built on the Arctic Circle?". February 2, 2021.
  16. ^ Ямальская дорога в зеркале мнений — Парламентская газета «Тюменские известия». old.t-i.ru.
  17. ^ "С крымского моста – на Ямал: строительство Северного широтного хода".
  18. ^ "Дорогу Надым – Салехард официально откроют 9 декабря". November 20, 2020.
  19. ^ "На Ямале открылся круглогодичный проезд по дороге Надым — Салехард". December 10, 2020.
  20. ^ "New Arctic Road Connects East & West Yamal in Asian Russia". December 18, 2020.
  21. ^ "Pogoda.ru.net - Climate Data for Salekhard" (in Russian). Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  22. ^ "Salekhard Climate Normals 1961-1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved November 7, 2021.

Sources

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  • Государственная Дума Ямало-Ненецкого автономного округа. Закон №42-ЗАО от 6 октября 2006 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Ямало-Ненецкого автономного округа», в ред. Закона №123-ЗАО от 6 декабря 2012 г. «О внесении изменений в некоторые Законы Ямало-Ненецкого автономного округа в части изменения вида населённого пункт Тазовский путём отнесения его к сельским пунктам и наделении муниципального образования посёлок Тазовский статусом сельского поселения». Вступил в силу по истечении десяти дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Красный Север", №119, 13 октября 2006 г. (State Duma of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. Law #42-ZAO of October 6, 2006 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, as amended by the Law #123-ZAO of December 6, 2012 On Amending Various Laws of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Due to Changing the Status of the Inhabited Locality of Tazovsky to a Rural Locality and on Granting the Municipal Formation of the Settlement of Tazovsky the Status of a Rural Settlement. Effective as of the day upon expiration of ten days from the official publication date.).
  • Государственная Дума Ямало-Ненецкого автономного округа. Закон №26-ЗАО от 22 июня 2004 г. «О наделении статусом, определении административного центра и установлении границ муниципального образования город Салехард», в ред. Закона №100-ЗАО от 31 октября 2012 г. «О внесении изменения в Закон Ямало-Ненецкого автономного округа "О наделении статусом, определении административного центра и установлении границ муниципального образования город Салехард"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Красный Север", №50, 23 июня 2004 г. (State Duma of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. Law #26-ZAO of June 22, 2004 On Granting the Status, Determining the Administrative Center, and Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formation of the Town of Salkhard, as amended by the Law #100-ZAO of October 31, 2012 On Amending the Law of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug "On Granting the Status, Determining the Administrative Center, and Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formation of the Town of Salkhard". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
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