Yermakovo, Krasnoyarsk Krai

Yermakovo (Russian: Ермако́во) is an urban-type settlement in Krasnoyarsk krai near the town of Igarka in Siberia. It was built in 1949 as a gulag to house the prisoners constructing the Salekhard–Igarka Railway. By 1955 it was abandoned. It was revitalised in the 2000s as a tourist town. The population in 2011 was 12. The main attraction for the town is a unique gulag museum.

Yermakovo
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Yermakovo is located in Russia
Yermakovo
Yermakovo
Location of Yermakovo
Yermakovo is located in Krasnoyarsk Krai
Yermakovo
Yermakovo
Yermakovo (Krasnoyarsk Krai)
Coordinates: 66°35′N 86°11′E / 66.583°N 86.183°E / 66.583; 86.183
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKrasnoyarsk Krai
Administrative districtTurukhansky District
Founded1949
Population
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12
Here is one of the typical houses with the three "front buildings" in the civil area of the old settlement Yermakovo.

References

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  1. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
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