Arkhangelsk Oblast

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federal subject of Russia oblast of Russia

Arkhangelsk Oblast is a large, sparsely populated region in northern Russia, known for its harsh Arctic climate, extensive forests, and historical role as a site of Soviet-era labor camps and deportations.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Arkhangelsk Oblast canonical	71
Arkhangelsk region	2
Arkhangelsk Governorate	1
Onega region	1
Архангельская область	1

Statements (75)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal subject of Russia ⓘ oblast of Russia ⓘ
administrativeCenter	Arkhangelsk ⓘ
bordersWith	Barents Sea ⓘ Russian Republic of Karelia ⓘ surface form: Karelia Republic Kirov Oblast ⓘ Komi ASSR ⓘ surface form: Komi Republic Nenets Autonomous Okrug ⓘ Vologda Oblast ⓘ White Sea ⓘ Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug ⓘ
capital	Arkhangelsk ⓘ
characteristic	harsh Arctic conditions ⓘ long cold winters ⓘ short cool summers ⓘ
climate	Arctic climate (in northern areas and islands) ⓘ subarctic climate ⓘ
country	Russia ⓘ
culturalGroup	Pomor merchants ⓘ surface form: Pomors
economySector	fishing ⓘ forestry ⓘ mining (bauxite and other minerals) ⓘ shipbuilding and repair ⓘ wood processing ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Komi ⓘ Nenets ⓘ Russians ⓘ
founded	1937 ⓘ
governedBy	Governor of Arkhangelsk Oblast ⓘ
hasPart	Franz Josef Land ⓘ Mezen River ⓘ Nenets Autonomous Okrug ⓘ Northern Dvina River ⓘ Novaya Zemlya ⓘ Onega Peninsula ⓘ Pechora River ⓘ surface form: Pechora River basin (partly) Pinega River ⓘ Solovetsky Islands ⓘ
hasPort	Arkhangelsk ⓘ surface form: Arkhangelsk seaport Severodvinsk shipyards ⓘ
historicalRegion	Pomorye ⓘ
historicalRole	major center of Gulag labor camp system ⓘ place of political exile in Russian Empire and USSR ⓘ
knownFor	Soviet-era labor camps ⓘ extensive forests ⓘ fishing industry ⓘ pulp and paper industry ⓘ seaport of Arkhangelsk ⓘ shipbuilding ⓘ sites of deportations during Soviet period ⓘ timber industry ⓘ
language	Russian ⓘ
largestCity	Arkhangelsk ⓘ
legislature	Arkhangelsk Oblast Assembly of Deputies ⓘ
locatedIn	European Russia ⓘ Northern Russia ⓘ Northwestern Federal District ⓘ
notableSite	Solovki prison camp ⓘ surface form: Solovetsky Islands Gulag camp sites Solovetsky Monastery ⓘ
officialLanguage	Russian ⓘ
otherMajorCity	Koryazhma ⓘ Kotlas ⓘ Novodvinsk ⓘ Severodvinsk ⓘ
partOf	Northern Economic Region of Russia ⓘ Northwestern Federal District ⓘ surface form: Northwestern Federal District of Russia
populationCharacteristic	predominantly urban population concentrated in a few cities ⓘ sparsely populated ⓘ
religion	Russian Orthodox Christianity (majority) ⓘ
seaAccess	Barents Sea ⓘ White Sea ⓘ
terrain	Arctic tundra (in northern parts) ⓘ swamps and wetlands ⓘ taiga forests ⓘ
timeZone	Moscow Time ⓘ

Referenced by (76)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Polish deportees in the USSR → location → Arkhangelsk Oblast ⓘ

Nenets → populationRegion → Arkhangelsk Oblast ⓘ

Northwestern Federal District → containsAdministrativeTerritorialEntity → Arkhangelsk Oblast ⓘ

Archangel → locatedIn → Arkhangelsk Oblast ⓘ

Archangel → isRegionalCapitalOf → Arkhangelsk Oblast ⓘ

Kholmogory → locatedIn → Arkhangelsk Oblast ⓘ

Kostroma Oblast → borderedBy → Arkhangelsk Oblast ⓘ

Solovki prison camp → locatedIn → Arkhangelsk Oblast ⓘ

White Sea → locatedOnCoastOf → Arkhangelsk Oblast ⓘ

Northwestern Federal Okrug → containsAdministrativeTerritorialEntity → Arkhangelsk Oblast ⓘ

Vologda Oblast → borderedBy → Arkhangelsk Oblast ⓘ

Northern Dvina River → mouthRegion → Arkhangelsk Oblast ⓘ

Northern Dvina River → flowsThrough → Arkhangelsk Oblast ⓘ

Mikhail Lomonosov → birthPlace → Arkhangelsk Oblast ⓘ

this entity surface form: Arkhangelsk Governorate

Novgorod Republic → territoryIncludes → Arkhangelsk Oblast ⓘ

this entity surface form: Onega region

Komi ASSR → borderedBy → Arkhangelsk Oblast ⓘ

Kanin Peninsula → locatedIn → Arkhangelsk Oblast ⓘ

Northwestern FD → includesRegion → Arkhangelsk Oblast ⓘ

Nenets Autonomous Okrug → borderedBy → Arkhangelsk Oblast ⓘ

Северо-Западный федеральный округ → включает субъект Российской Федерации → Arkhangelsk Oblast ⓘ

this entity surface form: Архангельская область

Northwest Russia → includes → Arkhangelsk Oblast ⓘ

Plesetsk Cosmodrome → locatedIn → Arkhangelsk Oblast ⓘ

Arkhangelsk → locatedIn → Arkhangelsk Oblast ⓘ

Arkhangelsk → isRegionalCapitalOf → Arkhangelsk Oblast ⓘ

Arkhangelsk → countrySubdivision → Arkhangelsk Oblast ⓘ

Novaya Zemlya → locatedIn → Arkhangelsk Oblast ⓘ

Franz Josef Land → partOf → Arkhangelsk Oblast ⓘ

Franz Josef Land → administeredBy → Arkhangelsk Oblast ⓘ

Severodvinsk → locatedIn → Arkhangelsk Oblast ⓘ

Russian Republic of Karelia → borders → Arkhangelsk Oblast ⓘ

subject surface form: Republic of Karelia

M-8 highway → passesThroughRegion → Arkhangelsk Oblast ⓘ

M-8 highway → connectsRegion → Arkhangelsk Oblast ⓘ

this entity surface form: Arkhangelsk region

White Sea Karelia → adjacentTo → Arkhangelsk Oblast ⓘ

Archangel City → locatedIn → Arkhangelsk Oblast ⓘ

subject surface form: Arkhangelsk

Lomonosovo → locatedIn → Arkhangelsk Oblast ⓘ

Lomonosovo → locatedInAdministrativeUnit → Arkhangelsk Oblast ⓘ

Pomor area → relatedRegion → Arkhangelsk Oblast ⓘ

Kholmogorsky District → locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity → Arkhangelsk Oblast ⓘ

Kholmogorsky District → partOf → Arkhangelsk Oblast ⓘ

Kholmogorsky District → subdivisionOf → Arkhangelsk Oblast ⓘ

Kholmogorsky District → administrativeDivisionOf → Arkhangelsk Oblast ⓘ

Arkhangelsk Talagi Airport → locatedIn → Arkhangelsk Oblast ⓘ

Arkhangelsk Talagi Airport → servesRegion → Arkhangelsk Oblast ⓘ

Leningrad Military District → territorialJurisdiction → Arkhangelsk Oblast ⓘ

Solovetsky Islands → locatedIn → Arkhangelsk Oblast ⓘ

Solovetsky Monastery → locatedIn → Arkhangelsk Oblast ⓘ

Pomorye → partlyOverlaps → Arkhangelsk Oblast ⓘ

Mezen Bay → locatedIn → Arkhangelsk Oblast ⓘ

Onega Bay → locatedIn → Arkhangelsk Oblast ⓘ

Onega Bay → hasCoastlineOn → Arkhangelsk Oblast ⓘ