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ABAKANSK , a fortified See also:town of See also:Siberia, in the See also:Russian See also:government of See also:Yeniseisk, on the See also:river See also:Yenisei, 144 M . S.S.W. of See also:Krasnoyarsk, in See also:lat . 54°2o' N., See also:long . 91°4o' E . This is considered the mildest and most salubrious See also:place in Siberia, and is remark-able for certain tumuli (of the Li Kitai) and statues of men from seven to nine feet high, covered with See also:hieroglyphics . See also:Peter the See also:Great had a fort built here in 1707 . Pop . 2000 . |
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