Abakan
capital city of the Republic of Khakassia, Russia
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Summary
Abakan is a city[1]. Abakan draws 5,386 Wikipedia views per month (city category, ranking #591 of 5,534).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Order of the Badge of Honour[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Khakassia[4]
- Country: Russia[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Abakan[6], Yenisey[7]
- Head of government: Nikolay Bulakin[8], Лёмин, Алексей Викторович[9]
- Instance of: big city[10], human settlement[11]
- Official language: Khakas[12], Russian[13]
- Flag: flag of Abakan[14]
- Coat of arms: Герб Абакана[15]
- Postal code: 655000–655965[16]
- Commons category: Abakan[17]
- Located in time zone: UTC+07:00[18]
- Local dialing code: 3902[19]
- Inception: 1800[20]
- Located in/on physical feature: Minusinsk Hollow[21]
- Official website: https://abakan.ru/[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:Abakan[23]
- Commons gallery: Abakan[24]
- Population: 2000[25], 165,214[26], 181,709[27], 184,168[28], 184,284[29]
- Time of earliest written record: 1675[30]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[31], Otto's encyclopedia[32], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[33], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[34], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[35], Great dictionary of geographical names[36], Cities in Russia: Encyclopedia[37], Historical Encyclopedia of Siberia[38], Q113582703[39], Q120475222[40], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[41], Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[42], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[43]
- Capital of: Khakassia[44], Abakan Urban Okrug[45]
- Official name: Ағбан[46], Абакан[47]
- Category for people born here: Q8042154[48]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Abakan[49]
Body
Physical Characteristics
Abakan covers an area of 112.38 km²[50]. Abakan sits at an elevation of 245 m[51].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Abakan include Abakan International Airport[52], an international airport[53], in Russia[54].
Why It Matters
Abakan has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] Abakan is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]
Entities named for Abakan include Abakan International Airport[52], an international airport[53], in Russia[54].
FAQs
What awards did Abakan receive?
Honors received include Order of the Badge of Honour[3].