Abakan


a city in and the capital of the Khakass Autonomous Region in the Russian Federation in Asia, on the Yenisei River.
an autonomous region in the Russian Federation, in S Siberia. 19,161 sq. mi. (49,627 sq. km).
Capital: Abakan.
noun
a city in S central Russia, capital of the Khakass Republic, at the confluence of the Yenisei and Abakan Rivers. Pop: 167 000 (2005 est)

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