Naryan-Mar

Naryan-Mar (; Nenets: Няръяна мар", Nyar'yana mar", lit. "red toun" ) is a toun an the admeenistrative centre o Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Roushie. It is a sea port an a river port on the richt bank o the Pechora River,Bird view of Naryan-Mar on wikimapia 110 km away frae the Barents Sea. Naryan-Mar lies north o the Airctic Circle, sooth o Andeg an east o Oksino. The 2002 Census reportit a population o 18,611, doun frae 20,182 recordit in the 1989 Census. In 1973, the population wis at 17,000. The toun is servit bi Naryan-Mar Airport.

As laid oot in the First Five-Year Plan o the USSR development in the aurie wis stairtit as suin as the early 1930s. This wis in connection wi the development o the Pechora coalfield an the construction o industrial plants. The toun proper wis foondit in 1935.Unofficial website of Naryan-Mar

The toun's lang haed laierge lummer plants but muckle o this business is nou defunct. LUKoil is nou the biggest business in Naryan-Mar.

The toun's tourist attractions include the local museum, a Warld War II memorial, an Orthodox kirk an an auld toun, pairtly reconstructed juist up the river. Fishin is an aa possible in the aurie. The toun's main attractions are still its services which include relaxin saunas for the weary traveler. It is an aa the anerlie open commercial port athin hunders o miles.

 Internaitional relations 

 Twin touns—Sister ceeties 
The ceety is twinned wi the follaein sister ceeties:  
  Arkhangelsk (Roushie).
  Mariupol (Ukraine).
  Moscow (Roushie).
  Ukhta (Roushie).
  Trondheim (Norawa).

 Views 
350px|thumb|left|View frae Pechora River
350px|thumb|left|View frae Gorodskaya Kurya River

 See an aa 
 Pustozyorsk, nou defunct toun nearby.

 References 

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Category:Ceeties an touns in Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Category:Barents Sea
Category:Port ceeties an touns in Roushie
Category:Ceeties an touns biggit in the Soviet Union
Category:Populatit places established in 1935
Category:Populatit places o Airctic Roushie