Allakh-Yun (; ) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Ust-Maysky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located from Ust-Maya, the administrative center of the district,Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic in the Yudoma-Maya Highlands on the right bank of the Allakh-Yun River, after which it was named. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 96.
History It was founded in the 1930s as the first gold prospecting center in the region and was granted urban-type settlement status in 1937. The surrounding territory was separated out of Ust-Maysky District in 1940 as Allakh-Yunsky District, with the administrative center in Allakh-Yun. In 1948, the administrative center was moved to Eldikan and in 1953, the district was merged back into Ust-Maysky District. With the cessation of mining activities in the 1990s, almost the entire population left.
Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of Allakh-YunAccording to Article 7 of the Law #77-I, lower-level administrative divisions with the status of a settlement have their administrative centers in an inhabited locality with the status of an urban-type settlement. According to the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic, Allakh-Yun is the administrative center of the Settlement of Allakh-Yun. is incorporated within Ust-Maysky District as the Settlement of Allakh-Yun. Within the framework of municipal divisions, Allakh-Yun is located on the intersettlement territory of Ust-Maysky Municipal District.The urban-type settlement of Allakh-Yun is listed as a part of Ust-Maysky District in the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic, but not as a part of any municipal formation in Ust-Maysky Municipal District in Law 173-Z #353-III. According to Law 173-Z #353-III, the territory of Ust-Maysky District not assigned to any urban or rural settlements in Ust-Maysky Municipal District is considered to be the municipal district's intersettlement territory.
Transportation Allakh-Yun is at the end of a long road, which connects to the road from Eldikan to Yugoryonok. This is its only connection to the outside world, since the closure of the small local airport in the 1990s.
Climate Allakh-Yun has a monsoon-influenced, extreme subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dwd) with long, extremely cold and dry winters and short, very mild summers.
References Notes
Sources Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Ust-Maysky District.