Alexandrovsk-Sakhalinsky Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels

About Alexandrovsk-Sakhalinsky

The first settlement on the island, Alexandrovsk was known as Akō (亜港) during the Japanese occupation between 1918 and 1925. For its first 30 or so years, it was the administrative center of Russian Sakhalin. But it is most famous for once being the short-term home of Anton Chekhov, where he wroteThe Sakhalin Island. The penal colony that so horrified the famous author no longer exists, but the town retains its other two roles as a coal mining center and an important port on the island, home to about 12,000.

Top Attractions in Alexandrovsk-Sakhalinsky

Explore the best things to see and do in Alexandrovsk-Sakhalinsky:

• ★Chekhov and Sakhalin Museum
• ★Church of the Protection of the Mother of God
• ★Former Treasury Building

Where to Stay in Alexandrovsk-Sakhalinsky

• 🏨Hotel Three Brothers

Alexandrovsk-Sakhalinsky Travel Guide Sections

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