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Pechora
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Pechora (; ) is a town in the Komi Republic, Russia, located on the Pechora River, west of and near the northern Ural Mountains. The area of the town is . Population:
Pechora is a town located in Russia's Komi Republic, situated on the Pechora River near the northern Ural Mountains. While the provided context doesn't specify what makes Pechora particularly significant, it appears to be a notable settlement in a remote region of northern Russia.
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Key facts
- Russian inhabited locality.en_name
- Pechora
- Russian inhabited locality.ru_name
- Печора
- Russian inhabited locality.loc_name1
- Печӧра
- Russian inhabited locality.loc_lang1
- Komi
- Russian inhabited locality.image_skyline
- Pechor gres and mountains.JPG
- Russian inhabited locality.map_label_position
- bottom
- Russian inhabited locality.image_coa
- Coat of Arms of Pechora (Komia) (1983).png
- Russian inhabited locality.image_flag
- Flag of Pechora rayon (Komia).svg
- Russian inhabited locality.federal_subject
- Komi Republic
- Russian inhabited locality.adm_city_jur
- town of republic significance of Pechora
- Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of
- town of republic significance of Pechora
- Russian inhabited locality.inhabloc_cat
- Town
- Russian inhabited locality.mun_district_jur
- Pechora Municipal District
- Russian inhabited locality.urban_settlement_jur
- Pechora Urban Settlement
- Russian inhabited locality.mun_admctr_of1
- Pechora Municipal District
- Russian inhabited locality.mun_admctr_of2
- Pechora Urban Settlement
- Russian inhabited locality.leader_title
- Head
- Russian inhabited locality.leader_name
- Alexander Shabanov
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 34001
- Area
- 34
- Elevation
- 59
- Official website
- www.pechora-portal.ru
- Image
- Pechor gres and mountains.JPG
- Dialing code
- 8(2142)
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- postal code
- 169609
- Commons category
- Pechora
- inception
- 1940-01-01
- native label
- Печӧра
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- Administrative and municipal status
- Local government
- Transportation
- Military
- Climate
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Pechora (; ) is a town in the Komi Republic, Russia, located on the Pechora River, west of and near the northern Ural Mountains. The area of the town is . Population:
==History== Pechora was granted town status in 1950. Pechora was also the site of a Stalin-era gulag that operated from 1932 to 1953, although it was partially emptied in 1941 as many of the inmates were forced into service in the Red Army. There is a dedicated room at the Pechora museum where they display many of the records and artifacts that were recovered from the gulag.
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