Arkhangelsk
city in the northwest of Russia
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Summary
Arkhangelsk is a city or town[1]. Arkhangelsk ranks in the top 2% of city or town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,303 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Order of Lenin[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Arkhangelsk Urban Okrug[4]
- Country: Russia[5]
- Head of government: Морев, Дмитрий Александрович[6]
- Instance of: big city[7], port[8]
- Shares border with: Novodvinsk[9], Primorsky District[10]
- Named after: Archangel Michael[11]
- Twinned administrative body: Mulhouse[12], Słupsk[13], Ashdod[14], Emden[15], Portland[16], Vardø Municipality[17], Kiruna[18], Sukhumi District[19], Jermuk[20], Akciabrski District[21]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Arkhangelsk[22]
- Postal code: 163000–163072[23]
- Commons category: Arkhangelsk[24]
- Located in time zone: UTC+03:00[25]
- Local dialing code: 8182[26]
- Inception: January 1, 1584[27]
- Official website: http://www.arhcity.ru[28], https://arhgorduma.ru[29], https://архгордума.рф[30]
- Topic's main category: Category:Arkhangelsk[31]
- Commons gallery: Архангельск[32]
- Population: 351,488[33], 349,742[34], 294,914[35]
- Time of earliest written record: 1584[36]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[37], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[38], Sytin Military Encyclopedia[39], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[40], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[41], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[42], Geographical statistical dictionary of the Russian Empire[43], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[44], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 2[45], The New Student's Reference Work[46], Meyer’s Universum, Neunter Band[47], Enroute North Coast of Russia (Thirteenth Edition)[48]
- Capital of: Arkhangelsk Oblast[49], Primorsky District[50], Archangelgorod Province[51], Northern Krai[52], Arkhangelsk Urban Okrug[53], Archangelgorod Governorate[54], Arkhangelsk Governorate[55], Arkhangelsk Viceroyalty[56], Arkhangelsky Uyezd[57]
- Nickname: Всесоюзная лесопилка[58], Город ангелов[59]
- Category for people born here: Q8044111[60]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Arkhangelsk include Arkhangelsk[61], a cruise missile submarine[62], in Russia[63].
Why It Matters
Arkhangelsk has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[64] Arkhangelsk is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[65]
Entities named for Arkhangelsk include Arkhangelsk[61], a cruise missile submarine[62], in Russia[63].
FAQs
What awards did Arkhangelsk receive?
Honors received include Order of Lenin[3].