Anadyr

town in northeastern Russia

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Anadyr is a town located in northeastern Russia, serving as the capital of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug region. It matters as the administrative and economic center for one of Russia's most remote and sparsely populated areas, situated near the Arctic Circle.

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Official name: Ново-Мариинск
Population: 13224
Area: 53
Elevation: 35
Official website: novomariinsk.ru
Image: Bird view of Anadyr.jpg
Dialing code: 42722

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postal code: 689000
Commons category: Anadyr
inception: 1889-01-01
native label: Анадырь

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Anadyr (Russian: Ана́дырь, IPA: [ɐˈnadɨrʲ] ; Chukot: Кагыргын, romanized: Kagyrgyn, IPA: [kɑɣərˈɣən]; Southern Chukchi: Въэӈын, romanized: V"èňyn, Central Siberian Yupik: Ўиңа/Ўиңын, romanized: Winga/Wingen, IPA [ɣʷiŋən]) is a port town and the administrative center of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located at the mouth of the Anadyr River at the tip of a peninsula that protrudes into Anadyrsky Liman. It was previously known as Novo-Mariinsk (until 1923). Anadyr is the easternmost town in Russia; more easterly settlements, such as Provideniya and Uelen, do not have town status.

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