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Aykhal

Urban-type settlement in Sakha Republic, Russia

Aykhal Айхал
Urban-type settlement[1]
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• Yakut	Айхал
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Location of Aykhal
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Coordinates: 65°56′N 111°30′E / 65.933°N 111.500°E / 65.933; 111.500
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Sakha Republic[2]
Administrative district	Mirninsky District[2]
Settlement	Settlement of Aykhal[2]
Founded	1961
Urban-type settlement status since	1962[2]
Elevation	514 m (1,686 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	13,727
• Estimate  (2018)[4]	13,683 (−0.3%)
Administrative status
• Capitalof	Settlement of Aykhal[2]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Mirninsky Municipal District[5]
• Urban settlement	Aykhal Urban Settlement[5]
• Capitalof	Aykhal Urban Settlement[5]
Time zone	UTC+9 (MSK+6 [6])
Postal code(s)[7]	678190, 678191
OKTMOID	98631152051

Aykhal (Russian: Айха́л; Yakut: Айхал, Ayxal) is an urban locality (anurban-type settlement) in Mirninsky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located 469 kilometers (291 mi) from Mirny, the administrative center of the district,^[2] in the basin of the Vilyuy River. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 13,727.^[3]

Etymology[edit]

The name derives from the Yakut word for fame.^{[citation needed]}

Geography[edit]

Sokhsolookh stream is located in the Aykhal's vicinity. The name of the stream in the Yakut language means the river of deathorthe river of traps, in reference to a large number of reindeer who, according to local legend, have drowned while trying to cross the river ice.

History[edit]

It was founded in 1961 with the beginnings of diamond extraction from the kimberlite pipe found here.^{[citation needed]} It was granted urban-type settlement status in the following year.^[2] In 1985, Yubileynaya diamond mine was opened 20 kilometers (12 mi) from Aykhal.

Administrative and municipal status[edit]

Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of Aykhal,^[1] together with one rural locality (the seloofMorkoka), is incorporated within Mirninsky District as the Settlement of Aykhal.^[2] As a municipal division, the Settlement of Aykhal is incorporated within Mirninsky Municipal District as Aykhal Urban Settlement.^[5]

Economy and infrastructure[edit]

The local economy is reliant on diamond mining conducted by ALROSA at its Aykhal and Yubileynaya mines. It is served by the Aykhal Airport.

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Sources[edit]

• Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Mirninsky District. (in Russian)
• Государственное Собрание (Ил Тумэн) Республики Саха (Якутия). Закон №173-З №353-III от 30 ноября 2004 г. «Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом городского и сельского поселений муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)», в ред. Закона №1058-З №1007-IV от 25 апреля 2012 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Республики Саха (Якутия) "Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом городского и сельского поселений муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Якутия", №245, 31 декабря 2004 г. (State Assembly (Il Tumen) of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic. Law #173-Z No. 353-III of November 30, 2004 On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Urban and Rural Settlement Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, as amended by the Law #1058-Z No. 1007-IV of April 25, 2012 On Amending the Law of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic "On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Urban and Rural Settlement Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).