Naukan (village)

Naukan, (Naukan: Nuvuqaq; Russian: Наукан, Yupik: нывукак "Soddy") is a deserted Yupik village on Cape Dezhnev, Russia. Prior to 1958, it was the easternmost settlement in the Eurasian continent. This distinction is now held by the Russian village Uelen in the Chukotsky District.

Naukan

Наукан
Selo[1]
Location of Naukan
Naukan
Location of Naukan
Naukan
Naukan (Chukotka Autonomous Okrug)
Coordinates: 66°01′38″N 169°42′28″W
CountryRussia
Federal subjectChukotka Autonomous Okrug[1]
Administrative districtChukotsky District
 • Municipal districtChukotsky Municipal District[2]
 • Rural settlementNaukan (village)[2]
 • Capital ofNaukan (village)[2]

History

Naukan was founded in the 14th century. In 1648, Semyon Dezhnev reached Naukan, which is commemorated by a monument bust located on Mount Ingegruk. Other monuments situated in Naukan include a wooden cross built in 1910 at the lighthouse and a monument by the architect B. K. Semenenko built in 1956.

The settlement was disbanded in 1958 as part of an enlargement campaign in rural areas. Those living there were Yupik Inuit (Eskimo) who spoke Naukan. Before the eviction of the indigenous people occurred, approximately 400 people lived in the village.[3] The eviction of the inhabitants took place in 1954 with the objective of a possible military confrontation with the United States. The eviction formally ended on November 20, 1958.[4]

The Naukan people were relocated, being partially settled in Chukchi, or moved to places with other Siberian Yupiks. Most of the Naukan people were relocated to the village of Nunyamo, which no longer exists.[5] Today, there are Naukan families living in Chukchi settlements, such as Uelen, Lavrentiya, and Lorino; Siberian Yupik villages, such as Chaplino, Sireniki, and Uelkal; and in the cities of Anadyr, Magadan, and Vologda.[6]

References
  1. Law #33-OZ, Article 13.2
  2. Law #47-OZ, Article 3
  3. Gonzales, Daria. "12 most inaccessible tourist destinations in Russia". Russia Beyond. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  4. Krupnik, Igor; Chlenov, Michael (2013). Yupik Transitions: Change and Survival at Bering Strait, 1900-1960. University of Alaska Press. ISBN 9781602232174. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  5. Krupnik, Igor; Chlenov, Mikhail (2007). "The end of "Eskimo land": Yupik relocation in Chukotka, 1958-1959". Études/Inuit/Studies. 31 (1–2): 59–81. doi:10.7202/019715ar. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  6. "Naukan". Far Eastern Borderlands. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
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