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Provideniya (Russian: Провиде́ния) is an urban-type settlement situated on Komsomolskaya Bay, part of Provideniya Bay in the northeastern part of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It is located across the Bering Strait from Alaska, and is very close to the International Date Line. The town is served by Provideniya Bay Airport, the closest Russian airport to the United States. There is a technical school, one functioning cinema, a post office, a museum of Chukotka history and culture, one of the only two ski slopes in Chuckotka, a bakery complex and port facilities Population: 2,723 (2002 Census);[1] 5,432 (1989 Census).[4]. Provideniya is the head of the Providensky District.
[edit] History Provideniya is a former Soviet military port, sited on a fjord sheltered from the Bering Sea. The largest settlement east of Anadyr, it was established in the 1930s as the port to serve the eastern end of the Northern Sea Route [2]. The port is found in Komsomolskaya Bay (named after the Soviet Komsomol youth organisation), a branch of the much larger Provideniya Bay, providing a suitable deep water harbor for Russian ships, close to the southern limits of the winter ice fields.[2] Despite the religious significance of its name (it is Russian for Providence), the town's title was never changed during the Soviet era, although a large statue of Vladimir Lenin was erected there, and still stands. For British, Russian, and American use of the harbor in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries see Providence Bay, Siberia. [edit] InhabitantsA significant proportion of the town's current residents are Yupik [2], reflecting the high percentage of indigenous peoples in both Providensky and Chukotsky Districts. [edit] ClimateProvideniya has an arctic climate, although winters are not as severe due to the coastal location [2], and colorful flowers help bring the tundra to life during the summer. [edit] TransportThe town is sometimes referred to as the Doorway to the Arctic, and since the breakup of the Soviet Union tourism from nearby Alaska has given the local economy a significant boost. Bering Air, an Alaskan airline, offers charter services to Provideniya Bay Airport from both Nome and Anchorage. Alaska Airlines used to do regular flights to Provideniya Bay Airport back in the 1990s and was known for the Friendship Flight in 1988 where it was the first American airline to serve a Soviet town. Chukotavia provide flights to Anadyr [5][6]. High-sprung transports connect the town's concrete slabbed main street with outlying settlements along the fjord and coast.[2]. [edit] See Also[edit] References
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