Country Russia Administrative district Anabarsky District | Federal subject Sakha Republic Founded 1930 | |
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Rural okrug Saskylakhsky Rural Okrug Administrative center of Saskylakhsky Rural Okrug Municipal district Anabarsky Municipal District Weather -8°C, Wind SW at 14 km/h, 68% Humidity | ||
Saskylakh (Russian: Саскылах; Yakut: Сааскылаах) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Anabarsky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the right bank of the Anabar River, on which it is one of the main ports. Its population as of the 2010 Census was 2,317, up from 1,985 recorded during the 2002 Census and further up from 1,856 recorded during the 1989 Census.
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History
It was founded in 1930 as a part of Soviet efforts to settle the nomadic Yakuts, Evenks, and Dolgans who lived in the area.
Transportation
There are no year-round roads leading to Saskylakh, although there is a winter road which leads to Olenyok and then further 600 kilometers (370 mi) south to Udachny. In the opposite direction, the road also continues downstream along the Anabar to Yuryung-Khaya.
There is also a small airport a few kilometers south.
Climate
Despite lying well inside the Arctic Circle, Saskylakh has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc) with very short, mild summers and severely cold winters. Precipitation is moderate; it falls mostly as rain in summer and mainly as snow throughout the rest of the year.
