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Krasnoyarsk Krai

Krasnoyarsk Krai is a vast, sparsely populated region in about three and a half times the size of , comprising 13% of 's territory.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Krasnoyarsk and Norilsk.

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is a city in Krai, . It is known for its beautiful nature nearby. However, the city sits in a mountainous basin and, when the wind isn't blowing, dangerous benzopyrene emissions from its aluminum smelter and power station result in black smog over the city.

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is a large city in . Because of its strategic importance for nickel ore processing, is a closed city and special permission is needed for travel, which is generally only granted for guided tours.

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is a city in Krasnoyarsk Krai, , located on the right bank of the Chulym River near its intersection with the Trans-Siberian Railway, 160 kilometers west of . It has a population of 109,155 as of the 2010 Census.

Destinations to Discover

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is a region within Krai. This region borders to the north, to the northeast, to the southeast, to the south, , and to the southwest, to the west and to the northwest.

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Named after the Peninsula on the Arctic Sea, is an impressively remote, vast region in Krasnoyarsk Krai, . To the north, borders the Arctic Ocean, to the southeast , to the south , and to the southwest the and .

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is a vast region in Krasnoyarsk Krai, the size of , but with a very sparse population — a mere 0.023 people per km2, less than 20,000 people in total.

Krasnoyarsk Krai

Latitude of center
63.3234° or 63° 19′ 24″ north
Longitude of center
97.098° or 97° 5′ 53″ east
Population
2,880,000
Elevation
612 metres (2,008 feet)
Open­Street­Map ID
node 503073143
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­state
Geo­Names ID
1502020
Wiki­data ID
Q6563
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In Other Languages

From Achinese to Yue Chinese—“Krasnoyarsk Krai” goes by many names.
  • Achinese: “Krai Krasnoyarsk”
  • Afrikaans: “Krasnojarsk-krai”
  • Arabic: “كراسنويارسك كراي”
  • Armenian: “Կրասնոյարսկի երկրամաս”
  • Azerbaijani: “Krasnoyarsk diyarı”
  • Bashkir: “Красноярск крайы”
  • Basque: “Krasnoiarsk kraia”
  • Belarusian: “Краснаярскі край”
  • Bengali: “ক্রাসনোয়ারস্ক ক্রাই”
  • Bosnian: “Krasnojarski kraj”
  • Bulgarian: “Красноярски край”
  • Catalan: “krai de Krasnoiarsk”
  • Catalan: “Krai de Krasnoiarsk”
  • Catalan: “Territori de Krasnoiarsk”
  • Cebuano: “Krasnoyarskiy Kray”
  • Chechen: “Красноярскан мохк”
  • Chinese: “Krasnoyarsk Pian-kiong-khu”
  • Chinese: “克拉斯诺亚尔斯克边疆区”
  • Chinese: “克拉斯諾亞爾斯克邊疆區”
  • Chuvash: “Красноярск Ен”
  • Chuvash: “Красноярск Енӗ”
  • Crimean Tatar: “Krasnoyarsk ülkesi”
  • Croatian: “Krasnojarski kraj”
  • Czech: “Krasnojarský kraj”
  • Danish: “Krasnojarsk kraj”
  • Dutch: “Kraj Krasnojarsk”
  • Eastern Mari: “Красноярск мланде”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كراسنويارسك كراى”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كراسنويارسك”
  • Erzya: “Краснояронь край”
  • Erzya: “Красноярскоень край”
  • Esperanto: “Krasnojarska regiono”
  • Estonian: “Krasnojarski krai”
  • Finnish: “Krasnojarskin aluepiiri”
  • French: “kraï de Krasnoïarsk”
  • French: “Kraï de Krasnoïarsk”
  • French: “Krasnoïarsk”
  • French: “région de Krasnoïarsk”
  • French: “territoire de Krasnoïarsk”
  • Galician: “Krai de Krasnoiarsk”
  • Georgian: “კრასნოიარსკის მხარე”
  • German: “Krasnojarsk”
  • German: “Region Krasnojarsk”
  • Greek: “Κράι Κρασνογιάρσκ”
  • Gujarati: “ક્રાસ્નોયાર્સ્ક ક્રેઇ”
  • Hebrew: “מחוז קרסנויארסק”
  • Hebrew: “קרסנויארסק”
  • Hindi: “क्रस्नोयार्स्क क्राय”
  • Hungarian: “Krasznojarszki határterület”
  • Icelandic: “Krasnojarskfylki”
  • Ido: “Regiono Krasnoyarsk”
  • Indonesian: “Krai Krasnoyarsk”
  • Inupiaq: “Krasnoyarsk Nuna”
  • Inupiaq: “Krasnuyaaskaq Krai”
  • Irish: “Críoch Krasnoyarsk”
  • Italian: “Territorio di Krasnojarsk”
  • Japanese: “クラスノヤルスク地方”
  • Kalmyk: “Красноярин зах улс”
  • Kannada: “ಕ್ರಾಸ್ನೊಯಾರ್ಸ್ಕ್ ಕ್ರೈ”
  • Kazakh: “Краснояр өлкесі”
  • Kazakh: “Красноярск өлкесі”
  • Kazakh: “Красноярский край”
  • Kirghiz: “Краснояр крайы”
  • Komi-Permyak: “Краснояр ладор”
  • Komi: “Красноярск край”
  • Korean: “크라스노야르스크 변경주”
  • Korean: “크라스노야르스크 지방”
  • Ladin: “Krai de Krasnoiarsk”
  • Latgalian: “Krasnojarskys nūvods”
  • Latin: “Territorium Crasnoiarense”
  • Latvian: “Krasnojarskas novads”
  • Lezghian: “Красноярскдин край”
  • Lithuanian: “Krasnojarsko kraštas”
  • Lombard: “Kraj de Krasnojarsk”
  • Macedonian: “Краснојарски Крај”
  • Malay: “Jajahan Krasnoyarsk”
  • Marathi: “क्रास्नोयार्स्क क्राय”
  • Mazanderani: “کراسنویارسک کرای”
  • Min Dong Chinese: “Krasnoyarsk Biĕng-giŏng-kṳ̆”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Krasnoyarsk Pian-kiong-khu”
  • Mingrelian: “კრასნოიარსკიშ აკანი”
  • Moksha: “Краснояронь край”
  • Mongolian: “Красноярскийн хязгаар”
  • Northern Frisian: “Krasnojarsk (Regiuun)”
  • Northern Frisian: “Krasnojarsk”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Krasnojarsk kraj”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Krasnojarsk kraj”
  • Norwegian: “Krasnojarsk kraj”
  • Norwegian: “Krasnojarskij kraj”
  • Ossetian: “Красноярсчы край”
  • Persian: “سرزمین کراسنویارسک”
  • Persian: “کرای کراسنویارسک”
  • Polish: “Kraj Krasnojarski”
  • Portuguese: “Krai de Krasnoiarsk”
  • Pushto: “کراسنويارسک ولايت”
  • Romanian: “Kraina Krasnoiarsk”
  • Romanian: “Krasnoiarsk”
  • Romanian: “Ținutul Krasnoiarsk”
  • Russia Buriat: “Красноярск хизаар”
  • Russia Buriat: “Красноярскын хизаар”
  • Russian: “Красноярский край”
  • Russian: “Красноярский Край”
  • Scots: “Krasnoyarsk Krai”
  • Serbian: “Краснојарска Покрајина”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Krasnojarski kraj”
  • Sinhala: “ජජහන් ක්‍රස්නොයාර්ස්ක්”
  • Slovak: “Krasnojarský kraj”
  • Slovenian: “Krasnojarski okraj”
  • South Azerbaijani: “کراسنویارسک دیاری”
  • Spanish: “Krai de Krasnojarsk”
  • Spanish: “Krai de Krasnoyarsk”
  • Spanish: “territorio de Krasnoyarsk”
  • Swahili: “Krasnoyarsk Krai”
  • Swedish: “Krasnojarsk kraj”
  • Swedish: “Krasnojarsk”
  • Tagalog: “Krasnoyarsk Krai”
  • Tajik: “Қаламрави Красноярск”
  • Talysh: “Krasnojarski kraj”
  • Tamil: “கிராஸ்னயார்சுக் பிரதேசம்”
  • Tamil: “கிராஸ்னயார்ஸ்க் பிரதேசம்”
  • Tamil: “க்ரஷ்நோயர்ஸ்க் க்ரை”
  • Tatar: “Красноярск крае”
  • Telugu: “క్రాస్నోయార్క్ క్రే”
  • Thai: “Krasnoyarskiy Kray”
  • Thai: “ดินแดนครัสโนยาสค์”
  • Turkish: “Krasnoyarsk Krayı”
  • Udmurt: “Красноярск шаер”
  • Ukrainian: “Красноярський край”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Krasnojarsk”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Region Krasnojarsk”
  • Urdu: “کراسنویارسک کرائی”
  • Uzbek: “Krasnoyarsk oʻlkasi”
  • Venetian: “Teritorio de Krasnojarsk”
  • Veps: “Krasnojarskan rand”
  • Vietnamese: “Krasnoyarsk Krai”
  • Vietnamese: “Krasnoyarsk”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Krasnoyarsk Krai”
  • Welsh: “Crai Krasnoyarsk”
  • Western Frisian: “Krasnojarsk (kraj)”
  • Western Frisian: “Krasnojarsk”
  • Western Panjabi: “صوبہ کراسنویارسک”
  • Wu Chinese: “克拉斯诺亚尔斯克边疆区”
  • Yakut: “Красноярскай кыраай”
  • Yue Chinese: “克拉斯諾亞爾斯克邊疆區”

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