Arkhangelsk

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Arkhangelsk is a historic port city in northern Russia on the White Sea, long serving as a key maritime gateway and administrative center of the surrounding region.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Arkhangelsk canonical 45
Archangelsk 3
Archangel’sk 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
port city
country Russia
countrySubdivision Arkhangelsk Oblast
declinedAfter founding of Saint Petersburg
distanceTo ~1100 km north of Moscow
foundedBy Ivan IV the Terrible
surface form: Tsar Ivan IV of Russia
foundedIn 1584
governingBody Arkhangelsk City Administration
hasAirport Talagi Airport
hasAlternativeName Archangel
Arkhangelsk
surface form: Archangelsk
hasClimate subarctic climate
hasCoastlineOn Dvina Bay
hasCulturalEvent Arkhangelsk International Street Theatre Festival
hasCulturalInstitution Arkhangelsk Drama Theatre
Arkhangelsk Regional Museum of Local Lore
hasIndustry fishing
pulp and paper industry
shipbuilding
timber industry
hasPopulation ~350000
hasPortType river port
seaport
hasRailwayConnectionTo Moscow
Vologda
hasRiverPort Arkhangelsk River Port
hasSeaPort Arkhangelsk River Port
surface form: Arkhangelsk Commercial Sea Port
hasStatus city of oblast significance
hasUniversity Northern (Arctic) Federal University
historicalRegion Northern Russia
surface form: Russian North
isAdministrativeCenterOf Arkhangelsk Urban Okrug
isImportantFor administration of Arkhangelsk Oblast
maritime trade in the White Sea
isRegionalCapitalOf Arkhangelsk Oblast
isServedByRiver Northern Dvina River
locatedIn Arkhangelsk Oblast
Northwestern Federal District
locatedInTimeZone Moscow Time
locatedNear White Sea
locatedNorthOf Arctic Circle vicinity
locatedOn Northern Dvina River
namedAfter Saint Michael
surface form: Archangel Michael
playsRole key Arctic gateway
major center of the Russian North
servedAsMainSeaportUntil early 18th century
wasFirstMajorSeaportOf Russia

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SZFO hasMajorCity Arkhangelsk
SZFO hasPortCity Arkhangelsk