Sayanogorsk and Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam: 4 Stops Route

The route covers the key industrial and geographical facilities of the region: from Sayanogorsk through the Sayano-Shushenskaya hydroelectric power station and aluminum smelters to the Yenisei, Shushensky, Abakan and Krasnoyarsk. The length of the route is and allows you to explore the industrial heart of Khakassia and the Siberian waterways.

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Places
Start
Sayano-Shushenskaya Hydroelectric Station
End
Shushenskoe
Stops
4
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Stops on this route

  1. Sayano-Shushenskaya Hydroelectric Station — Completed parallel to aluminum factory; one of the world's greatest hydroelectric stations with annual output of 23.5 billion kWh; located 40 km from city
  2. Khakass Aluminum Factory — Built in 2007 on industrial site near the main Sayan Aluminum Factory; located 12 km from city
  3. Sayanogorsk City — Youngest city in Khakassia; population 45,000; formed 46 years ago (from ~1975); developed due to construction of hydroelectric station and aluminum factory
  4. Shushenskoe — Village where Vladimir Lenin was exiled; historical reference location for Sayano-Shushenskaya station naming

Useful for your trip

Transport
The city of Abakan is 100 km away, Krasnoyarsk is 500 km away, and Moscow is 4500 km away
Timing
Summer temperature is +15-20°C, periods up to +30°C. January: -17-20°C, periods up to -40°C. Sudden weather changes are possible on the same day
Tip
The numbering of houses in the city is chaotic: next to house 11 there can be 39. When looking for an address, specify the neighborhood, not just the street
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The city is located near the Yenisei River with Khakass steppes on one side and mountains on the other. From here you can see the phenomenon of microclimate: it is cloudless over the city, it is raining over the mountains
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The Sayano-Shushenskaya hydroelectric power station is located 40 km from the city. On its dam (height 242 m) in 2020, the world's largest inscription of the name of the country was applied
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Aluminum smelters are located 12 km from the city in the steppe. In the 1970s, they were moved outside the city limits for environmental reasons

Video on this route

OVER SAYANOGORSK. A POOR CITY NEAR A RICH FACTORY

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