Khanty-Mansiysk

The city of Khanty-Mansiysk is located in Western Siberia on the banks of the Irtysh River, is the administrative center of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug - Ugra.

Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug – Ugra is the historical homeland of small ethnic groups: Khanty, Mansi, Nenets. Today, these indigenous peoples make up 2% of the total population of the district, or about 30,000 people.

history

The year of foundation of Khanty-Mansiysk is considered to be 1637. It was then that the first settlement appeared on the site of the modern metropolis - the village of Samarovo. Now one of the districts of the city is located at this place. In 1935, the village of Samarovo merged with the new administrative center of Ostyako-Vogulsk, which was later renamed Khanty-Mansiysk. However, the official status of the city of Khanty-Mansiysk received only in 1950.

In the 60s of the twentieth century, Khanty-Mansiysk began to develop actively as a base of geological prospectors and the center of the oil region.

And since the early 2000s, this city has become known throughout the world as a high-level sports center and a venue for various biathlon competitions, including world championships.

The city of Khanty-Mansiysk is located in Western Siberia on the banks of the Irtysh River, is the administrative center of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug - Ugra.

Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug – Ugra is the historical homeland of small ethnic groups: Khanty, Mansi, Nenets. Today, these indigenous peoples make up 2% of the total population of the district, or about 30,000 people.

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ATTENTIONS

All history lovers must visit in Khanty-Mansiysk the monument to the “Discoverers of the land of Ugra”, located at the highest point of the city. This unusual monument has the form of a three-sided pyramid, each of the faces of which symbolizes a separate era: ancient Ugra, the period of conquest of Siberia by the Yermak squad and the time of active development of Siberian oil and gas fields. Inside the pyramid are a museum, a restaurant and an observation deck, which offers a beautiful view of the city.

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Next to the monument to the discoverers is the “Archeopark”, which is also very popular among tourists. This complex includes the geological monument "Samarovskiy Zastanets", the archaeological monument "Samarov Town" and a number of sculptures depicting animals and people of ancient times. Here you can see mammoths, wolves, bison, woolly rhinos, cave bears, lions, ancient horses, large-horned deer and primitive people.

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The monument “Bronze symbol of Ugra” was erected in honor of the 75th anniversary of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug recently, in 2005. The monument is a figure of a woman who symbolizes Ugra, uniting representatives of the indigenous peoples of the North, oil workers, scientists and other residents of this region. Their figures surround the pedestal.

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There are many beautiful and unusual fountains in Khanty-Mansiysk, near which residents and guests of the city like to relax on hot summer days: a rotunda fountain located on the main square of the city; an unusual fountain "Ob and Irtysh", consisting of sculptures of birds, wolves, bears, moose, deer and other animals; the Faberge fountain, made in the form of a precious egg, and others.

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Ethnographic Park-Museum "Torum-Maa" is a museum of traditional culture of the Khanty and Mansi peoples, located in the open air. Visitors to the museum can see more than 6000 exhibits and three architectural buildings: “Summer camp of Khanty”, “Winter settlement of the northern Mansi” and “Sanctuary of the Ob Ugrians”.

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We recommend visiting the Museum of Nature and Man - the main and oldest museum in Khanty-Mansiysk. Here are collected unique exhibits showing the life of Khanty and Mansey from the beginning of the XV century to the present day. And the most popular among all exhibits is the skeleton of a mammoth who lived on Earth three million years ago.

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In Khanty-Mansiysk there is a Museum of Geology, Oil and Gas. It's interesting from two points of view. First, there is a rich collection of minerals and rocks, visitors can see all the technology of gas and oil production and get acquainted with the history of this industry. And secondly, the museum building is one of the ten most original buildings in the world, built in the difficult conditions of the North, and in itself is a landmark.

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The Orthodox complex “In the Name of the Resurrection of Christ” was built in Khanty-Mansiysk in the traditions of Russian architecture of the 19th century in honor of the 2000th anniversary of the Nativity of Christ. These are the tallest buildings in the city: the height of the temple is 59 meters, and the bell towers are 62 meters. In addition, there is an Orthodox complex on the mountain on the right bank of the Irtysh, which makes its bells visible from almost anywhere in the city.

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In Khanty-Mansiysk is the world's only national theater of indigenous peoples of the North - Khanty and Mansi - Theater of Obsko-Ugric peoples. Here they try to preserve, develop the traditions and culture and professional art of ancient peoples, educate the population of Ugra in relation to national culture, literature and folklore.

SPORT

In recent years, Khanty-Mansiysk has become an actively developing sports center. Here is the world's largest flat biathlon track and other sports facilities of world standard for biathlon, summer biathlon, ski racing. Since 2000, the final stage of the World Cup Biathlon Championship, the Russian Snowboard Championship, the Ski Championship, the World Chess Cup and other international and all-Russian competitions have been periodically held in Khanty-Mansiysk.

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