Sakha

Also known as Sakha Republic, Yakutia, Yakutiya, Sakha (Yakutia), Republic of Sakha

federal subject of Russia, republic of Russia

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Sakha is a republic within Russia located in northeastern Siberia, known for its vast territory and indigenous Sakha people. It matters as one of Russia's largest regions by area and plays a significant role in Russia's resource economy and Arctic geography.

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Official name: Якутская-Саха Советская Социалистическая Республика
Population: 1001664
Area: 3083523
Official website: www.sakha.gov.ru
Image: 120 На стоянке в устье реки Ура.jpg
Licence plate code: 14

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Commons category: Sakha Republic
inception: 1990-09-27
Commons gallery: Якутия
native label: Саха Өрөспүүбүлүкэтэ
short name: Саха АССР
P12749: Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa

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Sakha, officially the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), is a republic of Russia, and the largest federal subject of Russia by area. It is located in the Russian Far East, along the Arctic Ocean, with a population of one million. Sakha comprises half of the area of its governing Far Eastern Federal District, and is the world's largest country subdivision, covering over 3,083,523 square kilometers (1,190,555 sq mi). Yakutsk, which is the world's coldest major city, is its capital and largest city.

The republic has a reputation for an extreme and severe climate, with the second lowest temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere being recorded in Verkhoyansk and Oymyakon (second only to Summit Camp, Greenland), and regular winter averages commonly dipping below −35 °C (−31 °F) in Yakutsk. The hypercontinental tendencies also result in warm summers for much of the republic.