Pustozersk
Ghost town · Russia
- Abandoned
- 1962
- Founded
- 1499
- Population
- 0
- Coordinates
- 67.536, 52.586
Why it was abandoned
❔ Cause unknown
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History
Pustozersk or Pustozyorsk was the first town built by Russians north of the Arctic Circle. It was the administrative center of Yugra and Pechora regions of the Russian Empire. It was situated in what is today Nenets Autonomous Okrug, about 20 km south-west of Naryan-Mar.