Yakutsk
Yakutsk is the capital city of Yakutia and one of the oldest and coldest cities of Siberia. Yakutsk has gained attention as potentially the coldest city in the world, but is worth a visit more for the great natural beauty of its surrounding countryside, unique cryogenic museums, and just for the spirit of adventure in the most remote lands of the world.
- City with about 312,000 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 190 metres (640 feet)
- …has the IATA airport code YKS
- …is also known as “Ykt”
- …dates from 1632
- Description: city in eastern Russia, capital of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)
- Email: yakutsk@sakha.ru
Places of Interest
Highlights include Yakutsk TV Tower.
Yakutsk
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Latitude
62.0274° or 62° 1′ 39″ north
Longitude
129.732° or 129° 43′ 55″ east
UN/LOCODE
RU YKS
Open location code
9QJF2PGJ+XQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=city
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Yue Chinese—“Yakutsk” goes by many names.
JakoetskAfrikaans
GjokuskajAlbanian
JakutskAlbanian
ያኩትስክAmharic
ياقوتسكArabic
ياكوتسكArabic
ՅակուտսկArmenian
YakutskAzerbaijani
ЯҡутскBashkir
JakutskBasque
YakutskBatak Toba
ЯкуцкBelarusian
ইয়াকুটস্কBengali
JakutskBosnian
ЯкутскBulgarian
IakutskCatalan
YakutskCebuano
Yakutsk (distrito)Cebuano
Yakutsk (kapital sa lalawigan)Cebuano
YerkutskCebuano
ЯкутскCebuano
ЯкутскChechen
雅库茨克Chinese
雅庫茨克Chinese
ЯкутскChuvash
YakutskCrimean Tatar
JakutskCroatian
JakutskCzech
JakutskDanish
YakutskDimli (individual language)
JakoetskDutch
ЯкутскEastern Mari
ЯкутскойErzya
JakutskEsperanto
JakutskoEsperanto
JakutskEstonian
JakutskFinnish
YakutskGagauz
YakutskGalician
იაკუტსკიGeorgian
ΓιακούτσκGreek
યાકૂત્સ્કGujarati
YakutskHausa
יקוטסקHebrew
याकूत्स्कHindi
JakutszkHungarian
JakútskIcelandic
JakutskInari Sami
YakutskIndonesian
YakutskInterlingua
YakutskInterlingue
YakutskIrish
JakutskItalian
ヤクーツクJapanese
YakutskJavanese
ಯಕುಸ್ಕ್Kannada
ЯкутскKazakh
Якутск қаласыKazakh
ЯкутскKirghiz
YakutskKomering
ДзокуускайKomi
ЯкутскKomi
ДзокускӧйKomi-Permyak
ЯкутскKomi-Permyak
야꾸쯔크Korean
야쿠츠크Korean
YakutskKotava
YakutiskKurdish
IakutskLadin
YakutskLadino
IacutiaLatin
JakutskaLatvian
JakutskasLithuanian
ЈакутскMacedonian
YakutskMalay
HākutikiMaori
याकुत्स्कMarathi
YakutskMin Nan Chinese
იაკუტსკიMingrelian
ЯкутскMongolian
Якутск хотMongolian
JakutskNorthern Frisian
JakutskNorwegian
JakutskNorwegian Bokmål
JakutskNorwegian Nynorsk
IacotskOccitan (post 1500)
IakutskOccitan (post 1500)
YakutskOromo
ЯкутскOssetian
ਜਾਕੁਤਸਕPanjabi
ਯਾਕੁਤਸਕPanjabi
YakutskPapiamento
یاکوتسکPersian
JakuckPolish
ياکوتسکPushto
یاکوتسکPushto
IakutskRomanian
ЯкутскRussia Buriat
ЯктRussian
ЯкутскRussian
ЯкуцкъRussian
JakotsksSamogitian
YakutskScots
ЈакутскSerbian
JakutskSerbo-Croatian
JakuckSilesian
යකුට්ස්ක්Sinhala
JakutskSlovak
JakutskSlovenian
YakutskSomali
یاکوتسکSouth Azerbaijani
YakutskSwahili
JakutskSwedish
YakutskTagalog
ЯкутскTajik
JakutskTalysh
YakutskTalysh
யகுட்ஸ்க்Tamil
யாகுட்சுக்குTamil
ЯкутскTatar
యాకుట్స్క్Telugu
ยาคุตสค์Thai
YakutskTurkish
ÝakutskTurkmen
ЯкутскTuvinian
ЯкутскUdmurt
ЯкутськUkrainian
JakutskUpper Sorbian
یاقوتسکUrdu
یاکوتسکUrdu
YakutskUzbek
JakutskVenetian
JakutskVeps
YakutskVietnamese
YakutskWaray (Philippines)
YakutskWelsh
ԵաքուտսքWestern Armenian
یاکوتسکWestern Panjabi
YakutskWolof
雅库茨克Wu Chinese
YakutskXhosa
ДьокуускайYakut
雅庫茨克Yue Chinese
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ma tomo Kokusi
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