Town under district jurisdiction in Sakha Republic, Russia
Aldan
Aldan is a gold-mining town and the administrative center of Aldansky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located in the Aldan Highlands, in the Aldan River basin, on the stream Orto-Sala near its mouth in the Seligdar River, about 470 kilometers (290 mi) south of the republic's capital of Yakutsk.
As of the 2010 Census, its population was 21,275.
How locals move
Getting around Aldan the local way
- Go nextFrom Aldan, you can travel to the Lena Pillars Nature Park (nearly 300 km northeast of the town) by car or ferry.
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