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Lensk

Sakha Republic, Russia
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About Lensk

Lensk is a metropolis and the place of business of Lensky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located at the left financial institution of the Lena River, approximately 840 kilometers west of Yakutsk, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its populace became 24,966. The authentic settlement turned into based as Mukhtuya in 1663 with the aid of Russian fur investors, at the site of an older Evenk agreement called Mukhtuy. The name of the original agreement was derived from an Evenk term meaning "super water".
During the 19th and early 20th centuries, it became an area of political exile. It skilled a length of speedy growth at some stage in the 20th century due to the discovery and development of diamond deposits within the Vilyuy River basin. As the closest significant settlement to the major kimberlite excavations on the Mir Mine and the establishment of the associated metropolis of Mirny, Mukhtuya have become a chief base of creation. In 1956, roads were constructed connecting Mukhtuya to the destiny Mirny and the port became set up.
On July 13, 1963, Mukhtuya turned into granted town popularity and changed into given its present call, after the river on which it stands. In May 2001, Lensk in brief got here to the world's attention whilst nearly the entire town became flooded and a massive quantity of the homes destroyed. The floods had been because of river ice blocking off the river downstream, creating a dam. The town was in large part rebuilt after the flooding.
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