Nyagan
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Nyagan (Russian: ) is a town in Western Siberia, Russia, in the north-western part of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous District, near the Ob River. It is named after a tributary of the Ob, the Nyagan-Yugan River.
Population: 70,100 (2004 est.); 52,610 (2002 Census).
It was established in 1965 as a forestry centre; it is now principally a centre of the petroleum and natural gas industries, and was originally named Nyah (Нях). This placename appeared on maps in the same year, but the city was renamed on August 15, 1985.
The city territory is a waterlogged area, and the region is notable for sudden temperature drops. The railway from Yekaterinburg to the Ob region has passed though Nyagan since April 2, 1967. The city airport, which opened in 1993, handles the Russian Antonov AN-24, Yakovlev YK-40 and Tupolev TU-134 aircraft. On September 1, 2000 a regional museum opened. Nyagan also has the best hospital centre in the Tyumen region.
The city is perhaps best known as the birthplace of tennis star Maria Sharapova.
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