Isit (; , ''İhit'') is a

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(a '' selo''), the administrative centre of and one of two settlements, in addition to Nokhoroy, in Isitsky Rural Okrug of

Khangalassky District Khangalassky District (; , ) is an administrativeConstitution of the Sakha Republic, Article 45 and municipalLaw #172-Z #351-III district (raion, or ''ulus''), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is located in the center ...

in the

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. It is located from

Pokrovsk Pokrovsk (, ; ), formerly known as Krasnoarmiisk (until 2016) and Grishino (until 1934), is a city and the administrative center of Pokrovsk Raion in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is located northwest of Donetsk. Prior to 2020, it was incorporat ...

, the administrative center of the district. Its population as of the 2002 Census was 374.''Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic''

Climate

Isit has a

subarctic climate The subarctic climate (also called subpolar climate, or boreal climate) is a continental climate with long, cold (often very cold) winters, and short, warm to cool summers. It is found on large landmasses, often away from the moderating effects of ...

(

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''Dfc''). Winters are very cold with average temperatures from to in January, while summers are mild with average temperatures from to in July. Precipitation is quite low, but is significantly higher in summer than at other times of the year.

References

Notes

Sources

*Official website of the Sakha Republic. ''Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic''
Khangalassky District
* Rural localities in Khangalassky District {{SakhaRepublic-geo-stub