Smirnykh () 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 ...
) and the
administrative center
An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune, is located.
In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...
of
Smirnykhovsky District
Smirnykhovsky District () is an administrative district (raion) of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia; one of the administrative divisions of Sakhalin Oblast, seventeen in the oblast.Law #25-ZO Subdivisions of Russia#Municipal divisions, Municipally, it is i ...
of
Sakhalin Oblast
Sakhalin Oblast ( rus, Сахали́нская о́бласть, r=Sakhalinskaya oblastʹ, p=səxɐˈlʲinskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast) comprising the island of Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands in the Russian ...
,
Russia
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, located in the central part of the
Sakhalin Island
Sakhalin ( rus, Сахали́н, p=səxɐˈlʲin) is an island in Northeast Asia. Its north coast lies off the southeastern coast of Khabarovsk Krai in Russia, while its southern tip lies north of the Japanese island of Hokkaido. An islan ...
. Population:
History
During the period of Japanese rule over the southern half of
Sakhalin
Sakhalin ( rus, Сахали́н, p=səxɐˈlʲin) is an island in Northeast Asia. Its north coast lies off the southeastern coast of Khabarovsk Krai in Russia, while its southern tip lies north of the Japanese island of Hokkaido. An islan ...
from 1905-1945, its name was . During fighting between Soviet and Japanese forces on the island during
World War II
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, Battalion Commander Leonid Smirnykh and Sergeant Anton Buyukly were killed; the localities of Smyrnikh,
Leonidovo
Leonidovo was a Soviet Naval Aviation reserve airfield in the remote central area of Sakhalin, Russia located east of Leonidovo. Declassified KH-7 imagery obtained from the U.S. Geological Survey shows that it existed in June 1966 without muc ...
, and Buyukly are named in their honor.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Smirnykh serves as the
administrative center
An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune, is located.
In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...
of
Smirnykhovsky District
Smirnykhovsky District () is an administrative district (raion) of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia; one of the administrative divisions of Sakhalin Oblast, seventeen in the oblast.Law #25-ZO Subdivisions of Russia#Municipal divisions, Municipally, it is i ...
and is subordinated to it.
[Law #25-ZO] As a
municipal division, the urban-type settlement of Smirnykh and thirteen rural localities of Smirnykhovsky District are incorporated as Smirnykhovsky Urban Okrug.
[Law #524]
Military
It was home to
Smirnykh air base
Smirnykh () is an abandoned Russian Air Force airbase in Sakhalin, Russia located 2 km east of the village of the same name. It appeared in June 1966 KH-7 imagery with a runway length of 2,000 m. It was expanded sometime after this to 2,50 ...
during the
Cold War
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.
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Urban-type settlements in Sakhalin Oblast