Almazny (russian: Алма́зный; sah, Алмазнай) is an urban locality (an

urban-type settlement Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...

) in

Mirninsky District Mirninsky District (russian: Ми́рнинский район; sah, Мирнэй улууһа, ''Mirney uluuha'') is an administrativeConstitution of the Sakha Republic, Article 45 and municipalLaw #172-Z #351-III district (raion, or ''ulus' ...

of the

Sakha Republic Sakha, officially the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia),, is the largest republic of Russia, located in the Russian Far East, along the Arctic Ocean, with a population of roughly 1 million. Sakha comprises half of the area of its governing Far Eas ...

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, located from Mirny, the

administrative center An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or ...

of the district,''Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic'' on the border of the

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and

Vilyuy Plateau The Vilyuy Plateau ( rus, Вилюйское плато) is a mountain plateau in Krasnoyarsk Krai and the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Siberia, Russia. It is a part of the Central Siberian Plateau and it is made up mainly of the upper course section ...

s, on the Irelyakh River, at its

confluence In geography, a confluence (also: ''conflux'') occurs where two or more flowing bodies of water join to form a single channel. A confluence can occur in several configurations: at the point where a tributary joins a larger river (main stem); o ...

with the

Ochchuguy-Botuobuya The Ochchuguy-Botuobuya ( rus, Оччугуй-Ботуобуя or Малая Ботуобуя; sah, Оччугуй Ботуобуйа) is a river in the Republic of Sakha in Russia. It is a right hand tributary of the Vilyuy, and is long, with a ...

, a

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of the

Vilyuy The Vilyuy ( rus, Вилю́й, p=vʲɪˈlʲʉj; sah, Бүлүү, ''Bülüü'', ) is a river in Russia, the longest tributary of the Lena. About long, it flows mostly within the Sakha Republic. Its basin covers about . History The river is fir ...

. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 1,527.

History

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deposits were discovered in the area in 1954, in conjunction with which the nearby '' selo'' of Novy was founded in the same year. Almazny was founded in 1960 as a dormitory settlement for mine workers, and was granted

status in 1962.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, the

of Almazny,According to Article 7 of the Law #77-I, lower-level administrative divisions with the status of a settlement have their administrative centers in an inhabited locality with the status of an urban-type settlement. According to the ''Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic'', Almazny is the administrative center of the Settlement of Almazny. together with two rural localities, is incorporated within

as the

Settlement Settlement may refer to: *Human settlement, a community where people live *Settlement (structural), the distortion or disruption of parts of a building * Closing (real estate), the final step in executing a real estate transaction *Settlement (fin ...

of Almazny. As a municipal division, the Settlement of Almazny is incorporated within Mirninsky Municipal District as Almazny Urban Settlement.Law #173-Z 353-III

Economy and infrastructure

Employment in Almazny centers on

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extraction from

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s in the valley of the Irelyakh River, using three specially-built semi-stationary

dredgers Dredging is the excavation of material from a water environment. Possible reasons for dredging include improving existing water features; reshaping land and water features to alter drainage, navigability, and commercial use; constructing da ...

. Almazny lies on the Vilyuy Highway, which connects the diamond mining town of Mirny with the republic

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Yakutsk Yakutsk (russian: Якутск, p=jɪˈkutsk; sah, Дьокуускай, translit=Djokuuskay, ) is the capital city of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located about south of the Arctic Circle. Fueled by the mining industry, Yakutsk has become one of ...

. The road junction to

Aykhal Aykhal (russian: Айха́л; sah, Айхал) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Mirninsky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located from Mirny, the administrative center of the district,''Registry of the Administrativ ...

and

Udachny Udachny ( rus, Удачный, p=ʊˈdatɕnɨj, lit. ''successful'' or ''lucky''; sah, Удачнай, ''Udaçnay'') is a town in Mirninsky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the Markha River, from Mirny, the administrative ce ...

, which is planned to be expanded into the Anabar Highway and ultimately connect to the

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coast in the

Anabar River The Anabar ( rus, Анабар, r=Anabar, in its upper course: Большая Куонамка ''Bolshaya Kuonamka''; sah, Анаабыр, translit=Anaabyr) is a river in Sakha, Russia. It is long ( counting the long Bolshaya Kuonamka ("Big Kuo ...

region, is located west of Almazny>

References

Notes

Sources

*Official website of the Sakha Republic. ''Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic''
Mirninsky District
* {{Use mdy dates, date=November 2015 Urban-type settlements in the Sakha Republic