Khanty-Mansiysk (Russian: Ха́нты-Манси́йск; Khanty: Ёмвош; Mansi: Абга) is an oil boom town and the administrative center of Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug, located on the eastern bank of the Irtysh River, 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) from its confluence with the Ob. Population: 79,410 (2010 Census preliminary results); 53,953 (2002 Census); 34,462 (1989 Census).
It is served by Khanty-Mansiysk Airport.
It was founded in 1930 as a work settlement of Ost...
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Khanty-Mansiysk (Russian: Ха́нты-Манси́йск; Khanty: Ёмвош; Mansi: Абга) is an oil boom town and the administrative center of Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug, located on the eastern bank of the Irtysh River, 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) from its confluence with the Ob. Population: 79,410 (2010 Census preliminary results); 53,953 (2002 Census); 34,462 (1989 Census).
It is served by Khanty-Mansiysk Airport.
It was founded in 1930 as a work settlement of Ostyako-Vogulsk (Остяко-Вогульск) after the obsolete names of Ostyaks and Voguls for the Khants and Mansi peoples. In 1940, it was renamed Khanty-Mansiysk, and it was granted town status in 1950, merging with the village of Samarovo, known since the 16th century, along the way.
Today Khanty-Mansiysk is a flourishing town, which in recent years has received considerable foreign investment. For example, in 2007, the English architect Norman Foster signed an agreement to build a 280-meter (920 ft) high skyscraper in an attractive part of the town....
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