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Norilsk (Russian: Нори́льск, IPA: [nɐˈrʲilʲsk]) is a closed city in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located south of the western Taymyr Peninsula, around 90 km east of the Yenisey River and 1,500 km north of Krasnoyarsk. Norilsk is 300 km north of the Arctic Circle and 2,400 km from the North Pole.
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Norilsk is the northernmost city with more than 100.000...
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Norilsk is the northernmost city with more than 100.000 inhabitants. It is the second largest city within the arctic circle, only Murmansk is larger. Norilsk and Yakutsk are the only large cities built in the continuous permafrost zone.
The Norilsk Urban District or Norilsk Urban Okrug (Russian: Город Норильск) is an administrative [1] and municipal city district , one of the twenty-two in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is enclaved inside the Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District .
Norilsk, city, Krasnoyarsk kray (territory), central Russia, in the Rybnaya Valley amid the Putoran Mountains. Founded in 1935, Norilsk lies north of the Arctic Circle and is one of the world’s leading producing centres for nickel and platinum. Copper is also mined. Power is supplied to Norilsk by.
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Oct 2, 2017 · Norilsk, Russia, the largest city built on permafrost north of the Arctic Circle, has a long history of development and industrial activity providing an opportunity to evaluate the climatic-...
The Nord Kamal Mosque (Russian: Нурд-Камал) is the largest mosque in the city of Norilsk, Russia. It is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the most northernly-situated mosque in the world.
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Page 5 of 7 Green Cities: An A-to-Z Guide: Norilsk, Russia SAGE knowledge Prospects In many respects, Norilsk is emblematic of the path-dependent human settlement patterns that have their roots in Soviet Era development policy that continue to shape much of present-day Russia. Norilsk is an integral component of Russia's resource
