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Country
  
Russia

Administrative district
  
Susumansky District

Time zone
  
MAGT (UTC+11:00)

Local time
  
Saturday 2:13 AM

Federal subject
  
Magadan Oblast

Population (2010 Census)
  
0 inhabitants

Founded
  
1940s

Kadykchan

Weather
  
-21°C, Wind N at 0 km/h, 38% Humidity

Kadykchan (Russian: Кадыкча́н) is a depopulated urban locality (a work settlement) in Susumansky District of Magadan Oblast, Russia, located in the basin of the Ayan-Yuryakh River, 65 kilometers (40 mi) northwest of Susuman, the administrative center of the district. As of the 2010 Census, it had no recorded population.

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Map of Kadykchan, Magadan Oblast, Russia, 686332

Etymology

The settlement's name comes from the indigenous Even language word meaning "small gorge" or "ravine".

History

Kadykchan was built by gulag prisoners during World War II for the purposes of coal extraction. Later it accommodated miners from a few local coal mines which supplied Arkagalinskaya electric power station. The depth of mines was about 400 meters (1,300 ft).

After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, coal mining in the area became increasingly unprofitable. An explosion at the mine in 1996 killed six people, which led to a decision to close the mines altogether and for the government to subsidize residents to move elsewhere. As of 2010, the settlement was officially completely depopulated, although travelers reported one or two hardy residents remaining in 2012.

References

Kadykchan Wikipedia