Murmansk

Also known as Muurmanni, Romanow-na-Murmane

Murmansk () is a port city and the administrative center of Murmansk Oblast in the far northwest part of Russia. It is the world's largest city north of the Arctic Circle and sits on both slopes and banks of Kola Bay, with its bulk on the east bank of the inlet. The bay, a modest fjord, is an estuarine inlet of the Barents Sea. The city is a major port of the Arctic Ocean and is about from the border with Norway, from the border with Finland, and from Moscow.

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Murmansk is a Russian port city located in the Arctic far north, notable for being the world's largest city situated north of the Arctic Circle. It serves as a major Arctic Ocean port and the administrative center of the Murmansk Oblast region, making it strategically important for Russia's northern maritime activities.

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Key facts

Russian inhabited locality.en_name: Murmansk
Russian inhabited locality.ru_name: Мурманск
Russian inhabited locality.loc_name1: Мурман ланнҍ
Russian inhabited locality.loc_lang1: Kildin Sami
Russian inhabited locality.image_skyline: File:Murmansk (cropped).jpg
Russian inhabited locality.image_caption: Murmansk skyline
Russian inhabited locality.pushpin_map: Russia Murmansk Oblast#European Russia#Europe
Russian inhabited locality.image_coa: RUS Murmansk COA.svg
Russian inhabited locality.holiday: 4 October
Russian inhabited locality.federal_subject: Murmansk Oblast
Russian inhabited locality.adm_inhabloc_jur: City of Murmansk
Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of1: Murmansk Oblast
Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of2: City of Murmansk
Russian inhabited locality.inhabloc_cat: City
Russian inhabited locality.urban_okrug_jur: Murmansk Urban Okrug
Russian inhabited locality.mun_admctr_of1: Murmansk Urban Okrug
Russian inhabited locality.leader_title: Acting mayor
Russian inhabited locality.leader_name: Ivan Lebedev

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Wikidata facts

Demonym: мурманка
Population: 264339
Area: 168.14
Elevation: 50
Official website: www.citymurmansk.ru
Image: Murmansk.jpg
Dialing code: 8152
Licence plate code: 51

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native label: Мурманск
Commons category: Murmansk
postal code: 183000
inception: 1916-10-04
IPA transcription: ˈmurmənsk
name: Мӯрман ланнҍ

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Contents

Etymology
History
Administrative and municipal status
City divisions
Geography
Climate
Demographics
Politics
Museums and monuments
Culture
Sports
Religion
Economy
Media
Transportation
Arctic Bridge
Education
Twin towns – sister cities
Notable people
References
Notes
Sources
External links

Being a non-freezing port due to the warm North Atlantic Current, Murmansk resembles cities of its size across western Russia, with highway and railway access to the rest of Europe, and the northernmost trolleybus system on Earth. Its connectivity contrasts with the isolation of Arctic ports like the Siberian Dikson on the shores of the Kara Sea, and Iqaluit in the Canadian Arctic. Despite long, snowy winters, Murmansk's climate is moderated by the generally ice-free waters around it.