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Abakan

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A·ba·kan  (äb-kän)
A city of south-central Russia east-southeast of Novosibirsk. It is a commercial center on the Yenisey River and the Siberian Railroad. Population: 165,000.
Abakan (Russian) [abaˈkan]
n
(Placename) a city in S central Russia, capital of the Khakass Republic, at the confluence of the Yenisei and Abakan Rivers. Pop.: 169 000 (1999 est.)
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Byline: Laura Porter BROOKFIELD - In 1999, on a visit to Abakan in south central Siberia, Michele and Wally Connor walked past the grounds of an orphanage named Yoletchka.
Connor family walks the talk in helping children in Russia by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
The nearest city within reach is Abakan, a Soviet time-warp more than 3,700 kilometers (2,300 miles) east of Moscow.
Jesus of Siberia: an ex-traffic cop turned Messiah by AFP / AFP Global Edition
Our landing party consisted of townsmen of Abakan and the staff of the Reserve "Khakassky".
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