Nizhny Kuranakh (Russian: Ни́жний Курана́х; Yakut: Аллараа Кураанах, Allaraa Kuraanax) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Aldansky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located 30 kilometers (19 mi) from Aldan, the administrative center of the district.[2] As of the 2010 Census, its population was 5,901.[3]
It was first settled in the 1920s, when gold was discovered and mining activities began.[citation needed] It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1950.[2]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of Nizhny Kuranakh,[1] together with two rural localities, is incorporated within Aldansky District as the Settlement of Nizhny Kuranakh.[2] As a municipal division, the Settlement of Nizhny Kuranakh is incorporated within Aldansky Municipal District as Nizhny Kuranakh Urban Settlement.[5]
Nizhny Kuranakh is located on the Amur–Yakutsk Mainline, between the towns of Aldan and Tommot. Employment is centered mainly on the nearby open-cut gold mine. Mining company Aldanzoloto maintains its head offices in Nizhny Kuranakh and employs about 80% of its workforce.[12]
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