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Arkhangelsk

Also known as Archangel, Archangell

Arkhangelsk (, ) is a city and the administrative center of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. It lies on both banks of the Northern Dvina near its mouth into the White Sea. The city spreads for over along the banks of the river and numerous islands of its delta. Arkhangelsk was the chief seaport of medieval and early modern Russia until 1703, when it was replaced by the newly founded Saint Petersburg.

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Arkhangelsk is a Russian city located on the Northern Dvina River near where it meets the White Sea, serving as the administrative center of Arkhangelsk Oblast. It was Russia's most important seaport during medieval and early modern times until 1703, when the newly founded Saint Petersburg took over that role.

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Russian inhabited locality.en_name: Arkhangelsk
Russian inhabited locality.ru_name: Архангельск
Russian inhabited locality.image_caption: Top-down, left-to-right: View along the Northern Dvina river; Port of Arkhangelsk; Church of the Dormition and sea beach; view to the skyscraper Vysotka
Russian inhabited locality.map_label_position: right
Russian inhabited locality.image_coa: Coat of Arms of Arkhangelsk.svg
Russian inhabited locality.image_flag: Flag of Arkhangelsk.png
Russian inhabited locality.pushpin_map: Russia Arkhangelsk Oblast#European Russia#Russia#Europe
Russian inhabited locality.holiday: Last Sunday of June
Russian inhabited locality.federal_subject: Arkhangelsk Oblast
Russian inhabited locality.adm_city_jur: city of oblast significance of Arkhangelsk
Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of1: Arkhangelsk Oblast
Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of2: city of oblast significance of Arkhangelsk
Russian inhabited locality.inhabloc_cat: City
Russian inhabited locality.urban_okrug_jur: Arkhangelsk Urban Okrug
Russian inhabited locality.mun_admctr_of1: Arkhangelsk Urban Okrug
Russian inhabited locality.mun_admctr_of2: Primorsky Municipal District
Russian inhabited locality.leader_title: Head
Russian inhabited locality.leader_name: Dmitry Morev

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Wikidata facts

Population: 294914
Area: 294.42
Elevation: 3
Official website: архгордума.рф
Image: Arkhangelsk view from Vysotka.jpg
Dialing code: 8182

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Commons category: Arkhangelsk
postal code: 163000–163072
inception: 1584-01-01
Commons gallery: Архангельск
native label: Архангельск
time of earliest written record: 1584-00-00
P12749: Alcedines
nickname: Город ангелов

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Contents

Coat of arms
History
Early history
Novgorodian arrival
Norwegian–Russian conflict
Trade with England, Scotland, and the Netherlands
Founding and further development
Administrative and municipal status
City divisions
Economy and infrastructure
Economy
Transportation
Education
Culture
Literature
Geography
Climate
Demographics
Sports
Notable people
Twin towns – sister cities
Notes
References
Citations
Sources
Further reading
External links

A railway runs from Arkhangelsk to Moscow via Vologda and Yaroslavl, and air travel is served by the Talagi Airport and the smaller Vaskovo Airport. As of the 2021 Census, the city's population was 301,199.