Yakutsk Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city in eastern Russia, capital of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)
About Yakutsk
The Yakut are a Turkic people who live in Yakutsk region in theFar East. A detachment of Cossacks under the command of Pyotr Beketov founded the city as the Lenskii fort, on the right bank of the Lena River, which grew into (and changed its name to) Yakutsk in 1647. As one of the most important Russian outposts in eastern Siberia, Yakutsk became the economic and administrative center of the region—a base for probes (and later scientific expeditions) into the Far East and the extreme North. In 1822, Yakutsk was designated a city, and in 1851 became the administrative capital of the Autonomous Republic of Yakutia. Today Yakutsk is a major administrative, industrial, cultural, and research center—standing out as one of the most dynamic and fast-developing cities in the Russian Far East. Yaku
Top Attractions in Yakutsk
Explore the best things to see and do in Yakutsk:
- ★Abakayade Memorial
- ★Art Gallery
- ★Circus
- ★Government Literature Museum, P.A. Oiyunskovo
- ★House-Museum of the Political History of Yakutia
- ★International Museum of Khomus Music
- ★Mammoth Museum
- ★Memorial House-Museum of Maksim Ammosov
Where to Eat in Yakutsk
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Chochur Muran
- 🍴Fujiyama
- 🍴Gurme
- 🍴Korea House
- 🍴Polar Star
- 🍴Publishing Office cafeteria
Where to Stay in Yakutsk
- 🏨Bed & Breakfast Bravo!
- 🏨Hotel Lena
- 🏨Polar Star
- 🏨Tygyn Darkhan
Yakutsk Travel Guide Sections
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