Amga ( Russian : Амга́ ; Yakut : Амма , Amma ) is a rural locality (a selo ) and the administrative center of Amginsky District of the Sakha Republic , Russia . It also the only inhabited locality and the administrative center of Amginsky Rural Okrug within Amginsky District. Population: 6,533 ( 2010 Census ) ; 6,359 ( 2002 Census ) ; 5,191 ( 1989 Soviet census ) .
4-751: Amga or AMGA may refer to: Amga (rural locality) , a rural locality (a selo ) in the Amginsky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia Amga (river) , a river in the Sakha Republic, Russia American Medical Group Association (AMGA) American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA) GLite-AMGA , a general purpose metadata catalogue Armenian Media Group of America, also known as “AMGA” or “amga”, Armenian-American TV channel organization, founded in 1999 See also [ edit ] Verkhnyaya Amga ,
8-676: A rural locality (a selo ) in the Aldansky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia Amginsky District , a district of the Sakha Republic, Russia Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Amga . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Amga&oldid=1142698331 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
12-674: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Amga (rural locality) The name Amga is derived from an Evenk word meaning gorge or ravine . Amga is located on the Amga River , a right tributary of the Aldan , part of the Lena basin. The Notora has its sources nearby. It was first founded by the Cossacks in 1652 as the ostrog (fortress) of Amga-Sloboda ( Амга-Слобода ). The first church
16-517: Was built in 1680, but it burned down later and was subsequently rebuilt a number of times. Agriculture has been conducted in the area since 1695; it was the first place in Yakutia used for growing crops. Amga was a place of political exile in the Russian Empire , with the most famous exile being Vladimir Korolenko , who was exiled here for six years in 1879. It was also the site for fighting during
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