Magadan

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city port city

Magadan is a remote port city in Russia’s Far East, known historically as a gateway to the Kolyma region and its former Gulag labor camps.

Aliases (2)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → port city →
areaCode	+7 4132 →
associatedWith	Gulag labor camps → Kolyma gold mining →
climate	subarctic climate →
coatOfArmsFeature	golden ship → silver fish →
commemorates	victims of political repression →
country	Russia →
currency	Russian ruble →
distanceFromMoscow_km	about 5900 →
founded	1930 →
founder	Dalstroy →
governingBody	Administration of Magadan City →
hasCoastlineOn	Sea of Okhotsk →
hasMonument	Mask of Sorrow →
hasMuseum	Magadan Regional Museum of Local Lore →
hasUniversity	North-Eastern State University (Magadan) →
historicalPeriodOfRapidGrowth	Stalin era →
historicalRole	administrative center for Kolyma Gulag system → gateway to the Kolyma region →
isCapitalOf	Magadan Oblast →
language	Russian →
locatedIn	Magadan Oblast → Russian Far East →
locatedOn	Nagaev Bay → Sea of Okhotsk → permafrost →
namedAfter	Magadanka River →
nearestLargeWaterBody	Taui Bay →
partOf	Far Eastern Federal District →
populationTrend	declining since 1990s →
portSeasonality	affected by sea ice in winter →
portType	seaport →
postalCodeRange	685000–685099 →
postSovietChange	economic decline after collapse of USSR →
primaryEconomicActivity	fishing → gold mining support → nonferrous metallurgy support → port services →
railwayConnection	no direct railway connection to Russian national network →
roadConnection	connected to Yakutsk by Kolyma Highway →
status	administrative center of Magadan Oblast →
timeZone	Magadan Time →
transportConnection	Kolyma Highway → Magadan Airport →
utcOffset	+11:00 →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Magadan ("Administration of Magadan City") →	governingBody
Magdala ("Magadan (possible identification)") →	hasAlternativeName
Russian Far East →	hasMajorCity
Sea of Okhotsk →	majorPort
Anchorage →	sisterCity