Nizhny Kuranakh
Nizhny Kuranakh is an urban locality in Aldansky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located 30 km from Aldan, the administrative center of the district. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 5,901.
It was first settled in the 1920s, when gold was discovered and mining activities began. It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1950.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of Nizhny Kuranakh, together with two rural localities, is incorporated within Aldansky District as the Settlement of Nizhny Kuranakh. As a municipal division, the Settlement of Nizhny Kuranakh is incorporated within Aldansky Municipal District as Nizhny Kuranakh Urban Settlement.
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