Mirny (Russian: Ми́рный) is a town in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located 820 km west of Yakutsk on the Irelyakh River (Vilyuy's basin) at 62°32′7″N, 113°57′40″ECoordinates: 62°32′7″N, 113°57′40″E. Population: 39,981 (2002 Census); 38,793 (1989 Census). Founded in 1955 after discovering of a nearby laying diamond pipe by expedition of Youri Khabardin; town status since 1959. Types of settlements in Russia, Soviet Union, and some other post-Soviet states have certain peculiarities with respect to the English language traditions. ... Capital Yakutsk Area - total - % water Ranked 1st - 3,103,200 km² - negligible Population - Total - Density Ranked 58th - est. ... The tower of ostrog, or fort, in Yakutsk was constructed in 1683. ... The Vilyuy River is a tributary of the Lena in eastern Siberia. ... A drainage basin is the area within the drainage basin divide (yellow outline), and drains the surface runoff and river discharge (blue lines) of a contiguous area. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Russian Census of 2002 (Russian: ) was the first census of Russian Federation carried out on October 9, 2002. ...

The town is served by Mirny Airport. Mirny Airport is an airport in Yakutia, Russia located 4 km east of the mining town of Mirny. ...

There is a massive diamond pit in the town. It is 525 m deep and has a diameter of 1.25 km. Mir Mine (Russian: ; English: kimberlite diamond pipe Peace) is an abandoned open pit diamond mine located in Mirny, Eastern Siberia. ...

External links

• Picture of the Mirny Mine diamond pit

	Cities and towns in the Sakha Republic
	Capital: Yakutsk Aldan | Lensk | Mirny | Neryungri | Nyurba | Olyokminsk | Pokrovsk | Srednekolymsk | Tommot | Udachny | Verkhoyansk | Vilyuysk Image File history File links Coat_of_Arms_of_Sakha_(Yakutia). ... Capital Yakutsk Area - total - % water Ranked 1st - 3,103,200 km² - negligible Population - Total - Density Ranked 58th - est. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... The tower of ostrog, or fort, in Yakutsk was constructed in 1683. ... Aldan is a town in Yakutia, Russia. ... Neryungri (Russian: ) is a town in Sakha, Russia. ... Verkhoyansk (Russian: ) is a town in the Sakha Republic, Russia, situated on the Yana River, near the Arctic Circle, 675 km from Yakutsk. ...