Yakutia

File:Yakutia banner Sinyaya - Near the Sinyaya Pillars on the River Lena Yakutia (Яку́тия, yah-KOO-tee-yuh), commonly called the Republic of Sakha and is located in the Russian Far East, and is notable for being the largest subnational governing body by area. Yakutia covers an area of more than 3 million km², representing about 18 percent of the Russian Federation, and making it roughly the size of India, despite having a population smaller than that of Rhode Island. The republic's capital is Yakutsk.

Yakutia borders Chukotka to the northeast, Magadan Oblast and Khabarovsk Krai to the southeast, Amur Oblast to the south, Zabaykalsky Krai and Irkutsk Oblast to the southwest, Evenkia to the west and Taymyria to the northwest. In the north it has a long coastline with the Arctic Ocean.

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Cities

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• Yakutsk GPS 62.033333,129.733333 (Russian: Якутск; Sakha: Дьокуускай, D'okuuskay) — oblast capital and a serious contender for the title, "Coldest city in the World"
• Kyubyume GPS 63.427635,140.605379 (Russian: Кюбюме) — abandoned town on the Kolyma Highway|road from Magadan, perfect for an urbex expedition
• Lensk GPS 60.733333,114.916667 (Russian: Ленск; Sakha: Лиэнскэй, Lienskey)
• Neryungri GPS 56.683333,124.666667 (Russian: Нерюнгри; Sakha: Нүөрүҥгүрү, Nüörüñgürü)
• Tiksi GPS 71.65,128.866667 (Russian: Ти́кси; Sakha: Тиксии, Tiksii) — former Soviet Union|Soviet trade post and sea port along the Arctic shoreline.
• Ust-Nera GPS 64.583333,143.25 (Russian: Усть-Нера; Sakha: Уус Ньара) — large-ish town on the road from Magadan, featuring an interesting museum and surrounded by impressive mountains and taiga

More Destinations in Yakutia

• Bennett Island GPS 76.733333,149.5 (Russian: Остров Бе́ннетта, Ostrov Bennetta)
• Lena Pillars Nature Park GPS 60.948444,125.985028 (Russian: Ле́нские столбы́, Lenskiye Stolby; Sakha: Өлүөнэ туруук хайалара, Ölüöne Turūk Khayalara) — an
• New Siberian Islands GPS 75.266667,145.25 (Russian: Новосиби́рские острова, Novosibirskiye Ostrova; Sakha: Саҥа Сибиир арыылара, Sanga Sibiir aryylara)
• Pole of Cold

Yakutia Halal Travel Guide

Feeding the fire - The shamanic ritual of "feeding the fire" held during Yhyakh and the national Sakha holiday celebrated during the summer solstice

Yakutia, or Sakha as it is known to its indigenous local residents, is named after the Yakut (Sakha) people, who are remotely related to Turks. While most of Sakhas are, at least nominally, Orthodox Christians and there are still many remnants of their ancient religion, Tengriism (a kind of sun-worship, with shamanistic trainings). Other aspects of indigenous Sakha culture have started going through a revival as well.

Time zones

Yakutia extends over three Time_zones|time zones: UTC+9, +10, and +11, with the capital Yakutsk lying in UTC+9.

Local Language in Yakutia

Native language of Sakha people is Sakha phrasebook|Sakha, which is a Turkic language, but Russian_phrasebook|Russian is by far the most common language anyway, as Sakha is spoken by only about a quarter of the population. English is not widely spoken or understood.

Travel as a Muslim to Yakutia

Buy a Flight ticket to and from Yakutia

One can arrange regular flights by several airlines to Yakutsk, Neryungri and Mirny.

Muslim Friendly Rail Holidays in Yakutia

The train service works to Neryungri, Aldan and Tommot station on Amur-Yakutsk railway. The station for Yakutsk is pending, but the station on the other side of Lena River is open but is not accepting passenger trains yet.

On a car

The only road connecting Yakutia with other regions of Russia is M56 Never-Yakutsk road. It is macadam covered, sometimes asphalt (near towns and cities). There are many lakes and rivers along the way, and it is very exciting to go along the road. The road was selected as "the worst in the world" in 2006, it has been renovated, but still after long rains the road becomes a way of mud.

How to get around in Yakutia

Crossing the Lena - Crossing the Lena river by boat in summertime; during winter you can just drive across Air travel is the main mode of transportation due to the large distances across Yakutia.

A popular option during the summer months is to take a river boat along the majestic Lena river, cruises and regular services are available from Yakutsk. Among the routes offered are a once-weekly hydrofoil service to Lensk (RUB 4,000, 32 hours). The more remote destinations you can reach via ship includes arctic settlement of Tiksi where the Lena river meets the Arctic ocean and there are 5-6 departures during summer and a one-way journey takes five days, prices from about RUB 12,000. More information can be obtained from the Yakutsk river port (+7 4112 21-90-13) and the seasons schedule is usually published in early May.

What to see in Yakutia

Halal Tours and Excursions in Yakutia

• Kolyma Highway — one of the ultimate adventures on the planet with a very real possibility of death, this "highway" crosses the taiga all the way from the Pacific coast

What to do in Yakutia

Outdoor life.

Stay Safe

Yakutia has the Cold weather|lowest outdoor temperatures recorded outside of Antarctica.

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