Nizhny Bestyakh
| Nizhny Bestyakh (in English) Нижний Бестях (Russian) Аллараа Бэстээх (Yakut) |
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_Republic_(2008-03).svg) Location of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic in Russia |
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| Administrative status (as of June 2009) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic |
| Administrative district | Megino-Kangalassky District |
| Settlement | Settlement of Nizhny Bestyakh |
| Administrative center of | Settlement of Nizhny Bestyakh |
| Municipal status (as of April 2012) | |
| Municipal district | Megino-Kangalassky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Nizhny Bestyakh Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Nizhny Bestyakh Urban Settlement |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 3,518 inhabitants |
| Time zone | YAKT (UTC+09:00) |
| Urban-type settlement status since | 1971 |
| Postal code(s) | 678080 |
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| 2010 Census | 3,518 |
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| 2002 Census | 3,327 |
| 1989 Census | 3,997 |
| 1979 Census | 3,363 |
Nizhny Bestyakh (Russian: Ни́жний Бестя́х; Yakut: Аллараа Бэстээх) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Megino-Kangalassky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the east bank of the Lena River, opposite the republic's capital city of Yakutsk, 34 kilometers (21 mi) from Mayya, the administrative center of the district. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 3,518.
The predecessor of Nizhny Bestyakh was called Yarmanka (sometimes spelled Yarmonka or Yarmonga). Here, at the mouth of the Suola River, from about 1750 to 1850, pack horses were loaded for the long journey down to the Okhotsk Coast. A ferry service was founded in 1772 and operated by exiles for five months a year. It was a gathering place for merchants and cargoes bound eastward. There was ample grass for the herds of cattle and pack horses.
Urban-type settlement status was granted to Nizhny Bestyakh in 1971.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of Nizhny Bestyakh is incorporated within Megino-Kangalassky District as the Settlement of Nizhny Bestyakh. As a municipal division, the Settlement of Nizhny Bestyakh is incorporated within Megino-Kangalassky Municipal District as Nizhny Bestyakh Urban Settlement.
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