Belomorsk

Belomorsk

Belomorsk ( _ru. Беломо́рск, _fi. Sorokka) is a town in the Republic of Karelia, Russia, the administrative center of Belomorsky District, located at coord|64|31|31|N|34|45|57|E. It lies on the Onega Bay on the shore of the White Sea. Population: 13,103 (2002 Census); 18,935 (1989 Census).

In the beginning it was a small village named Soroka ( _ru. Соро́ка), in official Russian Imperial statistics named Sorotskoye. Belomorsk is the cultural center of Pomorye. Historical places nearby include Zalavruga and Besovy Sledki with its ancient petroglyphs. During The World War Two it was the center of Soviet Karelian Administration in 1941 - 1944.


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