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Abakan (;
Khakass: Ағбан) is the capital
city of the
Republic of Khakassia in
Russia, in South
Siberia. It is located in the central part of
Minusinsk Depression, at the
confluence of the
Yenisei and
Abakan Rivers, at approximately the same
latitude as
Hamburg and
Minsk. Population: 159,000(1994 est.).
Abakan fort was built at this location in 1675, also known as
Abakansk. In
Russian Empire it belonged to
Yenisei gubernia. During 1823–1931 the grown settlement was known as
Ust-Abakanskoye, 1914–1925: Abakan, 1925–1931:
Khakassk. It received the status of town and its current name in 1931.
Abakan (together with
Tayshet) was a terminal of the major
Abakan-Taishet Railway. Now it's an important railway junction.
The city has a river port, an airport, industry enterprises,
Khakas State University, and three theatres. Furthermore, it has a commercial center that produces footwear, foodstuffs, and metal products.
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