Magadan

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Magadan is a remote port city in Russia’s Far East, known historically as a gateway to the Kolyma region and its former Gulag labor camps.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Magadan canonical 23
Administration of Magadan City 1
Magadan (possible identification) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
port city
areaCode +7 4132
associatedWith Gulag labor camps
linked to: Gulag system

Kolyma gold mining
climate subarctic climate
coatOfArmsFeature golden ship
silver fish
commemorates victims of political repression
country Russia
currency Russian ruble
distanceFromMoscow_km about 5900
founded 1930
founder Dalstroy
governingBody Administration of Magadan City
linked to: Magadan
hasCoastlineOn Sea of Okhotsk
hasMonument Mask of Sorrow
hasMuseum Magadan Regional Museum of Local Lore
hasUniversity North-Eastern State University (Magadan)
historicalPeriodOfRapidGrowth Stalin era
historicalRole administrative center for Kolyma Gulag system
gateway to the Kolyma region
isCapitalOf Magadan Oblast
language Russian
locatedIn Magadan Oblast
Russian Far East
linked to: Russia Far East
locatedOn Nagaev Bay
Sea of Okhotsk
permafrost
namedAfter Magadanka River
nearestLargeWaterBody Taui Bay
partOf Far Eastern Federal District
populationTrend declining since 1990s
portSeasonality affected by sea ice in winter
portType seaport
postalCodeRange 685000–685099
postSovietChange economic decline after collapse of USSR
primaryEconomicActivity fishing
gold mining support
nonferrous metallurgy support
port services
railwayConnection no direct railway connection to Russian national network
roadConnection connected to Yakutsk by Kolyma Highway
status administrative center of Magadan Oblast
timeZone Magadan Time
transportConnection Kolyma Highway
Magadan Airport
utcOffset +11:00

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (26)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Russian Far East hasMajorCity Magadan
subject linked to: Russia Far East
Anchorage sisterCity Magadan
Sea of Okhotsk majorPort Magadan
Magadan governingBody Administration of Magadan City
linked to: Magadan
Magdala hasAlternativeName Magadan (possible identification)
linked to: Magadan
Magadan Time appliesToCity Magadan
Magadan Oblast capital Magadan
Kolyma Highway connects Magadan
Kolyma Highway terminus Magadan
Magadan Airport serves Magadan
Magadan Airport servesCity Magadan
Mask of Sorrow locatedIn Magadan
Yelizovo Airport connectsTo Magadan
Nagaev Bay locatedNear Magadan
Nagaev Bay hasCoast Magadan
Nagaev Bay administrativeTerritory Magadan Urban Okrug
linked to: Magadan
Taui Bay nearbyCity Magadan
Magadanka River flowsThrough Magadan
Magadanka River givesNameTo Magadan