Archangel, Russia

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Archangel, Russia (Arkhangelsk) is a historic port city in northern Russia on the White Sea, long important as a maritime and trade gateway to the Arctic.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Archangel, Russia canonical 2
ARCHANGELSK 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
port city
country Russia
economicActivity fishing
pulp and paper industry
shipbuilding
timber industry
foundedBy Tsardom of Russia
foundedInCentury 16th century
governingBody Arkhangelsk City Administration
hasAlternativeName Archangel
Archangel, Russia
Arkhangelsk
hasClimate subarctic climate
hasCoatOfArms Coat of arms of Arkhangelsk
hasCulturalTradition Pomor Russian
surface form: Pomor culture
hasDialingCode +7 8182
hasFlag Flag of Arkhangelsk
hasFunction administrative center
cultural center of Arkhangelsk Oblast
hasHeritage wooden architecture traditions
hasPopulationApprox over 300000 inhabitants
hasPortType river port
seaport
hasPostalCodeRange 163000–163071
hasReligiousBuilding Orthodox churches
hasTransport airport
railway connections
seaport
hasUniversity Northern (Arctic) Federal University
historicalRole gateway for Russian trade with Western Europe
major Russian port before founding of Saint Petersburg
maritime gateway to the Arctic
isCapitalOf Arkhangelsk Oblast
isOnWaterway Northern Dvina River delta
surface form: Northern Dvina River estuary
isPartOf Northern Russia
surface form: Russian North
isPortFor Arctic shipping routes
Northern Sea Route region
surface form: Northern Sea Route
locatedBySea White Sea
locatedIn Arkhangelsk Oblast
Northwestern Federal District
locatedInRegion European Russia
Northern Russia
locatedInTimeZone Moscow Time
locatedOn Northern Dvina River
White Sea
namedAfter Saint Michael
surface form: Archangel Michael
officialLanguage Russian
playedRoleIn Arctic convoys to the Soviet Union
surface form: World War II Arctic convoys

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Portland, Maine sisterCity Archangel, Russia
Nordavia callsign Archangel, Russia
this entity surface form: ARCHANGELSK
Archangel, Russia hasAlternativeName Archangel, Russia
subject surface form: Arkhangelsk