Nizhnekolymsk

Nizhnekolymsk (Russian: Нижнеколы́мск) is a village (selo) in Nizhnekolymsky Ulus of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located within the Arctic Circle near the East Siberian Sea on the left bank of the Kolyma River, 80 km south of Chersky. Population: 6,000 (2001 est.).

The Anyuy River, meets the Kolyma River at Nizhnekolymsk. For some early history, see Srednekolymsk.

Notable residents

• Alexander Penn (1906–72), Israeli poet

Coordinates: 68°32′N 160°56′E / 68.533°N 160.933°E / 68.533; 160.933

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