Aerial photography over the Republic of Khakassia and the city of Abakan shows the architecture of the center, including the state university and government buildings, the landscapes of the Sayan Mountains, and the flow of the Abakan and Yenisei rivers. The video reveals the history of the region from ancient states to modern development.
- Duration
- 17 min 44 s
- Start
- Republic of Khakassia
- End
- Abakan International Airport
- Stops
- 6
- Channel author
- НАД ГОРОДАМИ
Timestamps and places
- — Abakan City Center (Over Khakassia and Abakan: Title and aerial flyover introduction)
- — Sayano-Shushenskaya Hydroelectric Station (Khakassia's historical inclusion into Russian state (7th century))
- — Abakan International Airport (Sayan Mountains: Border between Russian and Chinese territories)
- — Republic of Khakassia (Republic of Khakassia and city of Abakan invitation to flight)
- — Geographic context: Moscow (4,300 km), Krasnoyarsk (400 km), Novosibirsk (900 km)
- — Abakan River (Abakan River and Yenisei River: Naming and geography)
- — Khakass State University (City center landmarks: Khakass Dramatic Theatre, Khakass State University,…)
- — Pervomayskaya Square and Lenin Monument
- — Abakan demographics: 186,000 population, economic center, 35% of republic's population
- — Archaeological excavations at Kisskaya and Tanskaya streets (5th century ruins)
- — Sayan Mountains: Russian territorial acquisition (1727)
- — Dzungar Khanate history and territorial divisions
- — Former Dzungaria lands in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Mongolia
- — Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam and climate impact
- — Yenisei River: River freezing stopped by dam
- — Abakan Airport acquisition by Krasnoyarsk Airport company
- — New flight routes: Kazan and Saint Petersburg
- — Flight destinations: Norilsk and Irkutsk
- — Abakan Lowland: Agricultural products (watermelons, apricots, pears, grapes)
- — Molokan: Birthplace of actor Yuri Kuznetsov
- — Abakan Theatre: Yuri Kuznetsov's career
- — Khakassia as pleasant Siberian nature travel destination
Route on the map
OVER KHAKASSIA AND ABAKAN. SIBERIAN SWITZERLAND