Yakut ASSR and Sakha Republic
Yakut ASSR and Sakha Republic is a state in Eastern Siberia and the Far East (Central and North Asia) that has existed since 1922 CE. Its people spoke Turkic languages (Gokturk, Uyghur, Seljuk, Ottoman, Kazakh, Tatar).
An autonomous republic covering three million square kilometers, the largest subdivision of any country. Its diamond, gold and coal mines and Gulag camps on the Kolyma shaped its Soviet history.
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Facts
- Dates
- 1922 CE to the present
- Duration
- 103 years
- Type
- State
- Region
- Eastern Siberia and the Far East, Central and North Asia
- Language family
- Turkic
- Capital
- Yakutsk
Events in Central and North Asia during its time
- Kazakh famine
- Sputnik launched from Baikonur
- The Aral Sea begins to shrink
- Central Asian republics become independent
Neighbours in Central and North Asia
- Soviet Union
- Mongolian People's Republic
- Russian Federation
- Kazakhstan
- Uzbekistan
- Mongolia
- Xinjiang under the People's Republic
- Kazakh SSR
- Kirghiz SSR
- Uzbek SSR
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
- Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty)
- Ottoman Empire
- Ottoman Empire
- Portuguese Empire
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Haiti
- Dutch East Indies
- Commonwealth of Australia
- British Raj
Questions
When did Yakut ASSR and Sakha Republic exist?
1922 CE to the present, about 103 years.
Where was Yakut ASSR and Sakha Republic?
Eastern Siberia and the Far East, in Central and North Asia. Its capital was Yakutsk.
What language did Yakut ASSR and Sakha Republic speak?
Turkic. This family includes Gokturk, Uyghur, Seljuk, Ottoman, Kazakh, Tatar.