Kharp (; ) is an
urban locality (an
urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement, abbreviated: ; , abbreviated: ; ; ; ; . is an official designation for lesser urbanized settlements, used in several Central and Eastern Europe, Central and Eastern European countries. The term was primarily used in the So ...
) in the
Priuralsky District
Priuralsky District (; Nenets: Пэ”хэвыхы район, ''Pəꜧhəvyhy rajon'') is an administrativeLaw #42-ZAO and municipalLaw #100-ZAO district (raion), one of the seven in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug of Tyumen Oblast, Russia. It is l ...
of
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
The Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (; ) also known as Yamalia () is a federal subject of Russia and an autonomous okrug of Tyumen Oblast. Its administrative center is the town of Salekhard, and its largest city is Novy Urengoy. The 2021 Russian ...
, Russia, on the bank of the
Sob River near the
Polar Urals
The Polar Urals () are a mountain range in the western part of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug and the northeastern part of Komi, Russian Federation. The border between Europe and Asia runs along the main ridge of the Polar Urals.Google Eart ...
. Population:
Geography and features
The nearest major settlement is
Salekhard
Salekhard ( ; Khanty language, Khanty: , ''Pułñawat''; , , formerly Obdorsk) is a Classification of inhabited localities in Russia, town and the administrative centre of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia. The town lies on the Arctic Circle, ...
, roughly 45 kilometres (28 miles) away. Kharp is the location of prison/penal colonies IK-18
Polar Owl
Federal Governmental Institution — penal colony No. 18 of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, commonly known as the Polar Owl (, ''Polyarnaya sova'') is a Russian prison located on the bank of the S ...
and IK-3
Polar Wolf,
two of Russia’s northernmost prisons.
History
The town was built by
Gulag
The Gulag was a system of Labor camp, forced labor camps in the Soviet Union. The word ''Gulag'' originally referred only to the division of the Chronology of Soviet secret police agencies, Soviet secret police that was in charge of runnin ...
prisoners during the
Stalin
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (born Dzhugashvili; 5 March 1953) was a Soviet politician and revolutionary who led the Soviet Union from 1924 until Death and state funeral of Joseph Stalin, his death in 1953. He held power as General Secret ...
era.
The settlement began with the creation of the Podgornaya railway station, which consisted of several houses of railway workers. By decision of the
Tyumen Regional Council of Workers' Deputies dated January 24, 1968 No. 54, the
Podgornaya station was transformed into the rural village of Kharp, and in December 1971, by decision of the
Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR
The Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR, later the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Federation, was the supreme government institution of the Russian SFSR from 1938 to 1990; between 1990 and 1993, it was a permanent legislature (parliament), elected ...
, the Kharp Rural Council was formed.
On April 9, 1981, Kharp was transferred to the administrative subordination of the city of
Labytnangi
Labytnangi (; from Khanty: ; lit. ''seven larches''; Nenets: Лабытнаӈгы. ''Labytnaŋgy'') is a town in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located on the left bank of the Ob River, northwest of Salekhard. Population:
History
It ...
(Labytnangi City Council). Kharp became a workers' village, and the village council was transformed into the Kharp village council. Since 1992, the administration of the rural settlement is Kharp.
On 16 February 2024, opposition leader
Alexei Navalny
Alexei Anatolyevich Navalny (, ; 4 June 197616 February 2024) was a Russian Opposition to Vladimir Putin in Russia, opposition leader, anti-corruption in Russia, corruption activist and political prisoner. He founded the Anti-Corruption Found ...
died while imprisoned at Polar Wolf penal colony in Kharp.
See also
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Far North (Russia)
The Extreme North or the Far North is a large part of Russia located mainly north of the Arctic Circle and boasting enormous mineral and natural resources. Its total area is about , comprising about one-third of Russia's total area. Formall ...
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Salekhard–Igarka Railway
The broad gauge Salekhard–Igarka Railway, ( ''Transpolyarnaya Magistral'', i.e. 'Transpolar Mainline', popularly known as the Dead road) is an incomplete railway in northern Siberia. The railway was a project of the Soviet Gulag system that to ...
References
Sources
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External links
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{{Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Alexei Navalny
Populated places of Arctic Russia
Urban-type settlements in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug