Syktyvkar

The city's name comes from Syktyv, the Komi name for the Sysola River, and kar, meaning "city" in the Komi language.{{cite web | url = https://xn----etbdra6aacodma.xn--p1ai/syktyvkar | title = Сыктывкар | publisher = Город России | access-date = 2024-11-09 | language = ru}}

Syktyvkar is located on the Sysola River, which is the origin of its former name Ust-Sysolsk. The city is located close to where the Sysola joins the larger Vychegda River, which is itself a branch of the Northern Dvina.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}

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It is believed that the city was founded in 1586 as a settlement Ust-Sysola.{{Cite web|url=https://xn----etbdra6aacodma.xn--p1ai/syktyvkar|title=Syktyvkar - Russian cities (Russian)|website=City of Russia - National selection|access-date=March 10, 2020|archive-date=December 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191203141852/http://xn----etbdra6aacodma.xn--p1ai/syktyvkar|url-status=live}}

It was granted city status by Catherine the Great in 1780, and in 1992, it became the capital of the Komi Republic.{{Cite web|url=https://oldsyktyvkar.ru/?page_id=12|title=History in dates - old Syktyvkar (Russian)|website=Old Syktyvkar|access-date=March 10, 2020|archive-date=January 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200108203748/http://oldsyktyvkar.ru/?page_id=12|url-status=live}} It has remained the capital since then, although a large influx of ethnic Russians in the 20th century has actually left the Komi a minority there.

When Kandinsky stayed there in 1889 to record the culture and beliefs of the locals, the town had a group of administrative buildings along with more numerous log-built peasant huts.{{Cite book |last=Figes |first=Orlando |url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Natasha_s_Dance/nHleDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PT6&printsec=frontcover |title=Natasha's Dance: A Cultural History of Russia |date= |publisher=Penguin Books Limited |year=2018 |isbn=978-0-14-198959-4 |pages=358 |language=en}}

The majority of the population were merchants and peasants. The main occupations of the inhabitants were agriculture, cattle-breeding, hunting, fishing, and trade.

By the beginning of the 20th century, the population had grown to 6,000 people. The Tsarist government made the Komi region a place of political exile.

In 1921, Ust-Sysolsk was given the status of administrative center of the newly formed Komi-Zyryan Autonomous Oblast. It was renamed as Syktyvkar, which is Komi for "a town on the Sysola" in 1930, to mark the 150th anniversary of its receipt of city privileges. In 1936, Syktyvkar became the capital of the Komi ASSR.

Syktyvkar is the capital of the republic.Law #16-RZ Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with three urban-type settlements (Krasnozatonsky, Sedkyrkeshch, and Verkhnyaya Maksakovka) and three rural localities, incorporated as the city of republic significance of Syktyvkar—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the city of republic significance of Syktyvkar is incorporated as Syktyvkar Urban Okrug.Law #11-RZ

The Sysola, the Vychegda, and the Northern Dvina are navigable and are a major transport route of forestry products from Syktyvkar. Lumber and woodcrafts are the city's largest industries.{{citation needed|date=December 2010}}

Previously Komiinteravia had its head office in Syktyvkar."Directory: World Airlines. Flight International. 23–29 March 2004. [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2004/2004-09%20-%200217.html?search=Komiinteravia 95] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103073707/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2004/2004-09%20-%200217.html?search=Komiinteravia |date=November 3, 2012 }}. "Sovetskaya Street 69, Skytyvkar, Komi Zone ATD, Russia"

The city is served by Syktyvkar Airport and Syktyvkar Southwest airfield. The city has a railway station as well. Syktyvkar is the end point of route R176 (Vyatka Highway).

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Syktyvkar is the center of the cultural life in the republic.

The oldest museum of the Republic of Komi, the National Museum, was founded in 1911. Nowadays, the National Museum is the Literature Memorial Museum of Ivan Kuratov and the museum of Viktor Savin.

The National Gallery was founded in Syktyvkar in 1943. It welcomes exhibitions from different museums of the country. The Theater of Opera and Ballet began its history in 1958.

The National Library numbers 2.5 million volumes, including books in the Russian language, foreign languages and in the Komi language.

Syktyvkar State University was founded in 1972 and has over 3,500 full-time students and 250 faculty members.{{cite web|url=http://www.valdosta.edu/cip/syktyvkar.shtml|title=UNIVERSITY OF SYKTYVKAR|publisher=Valdosta State University|access-date=2009-09-10|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100602024010/http://www.valdosta.edu/cip/syktyvkar.shtml|archive-date=June 2, 2010|df=mdy-all}}

The city's folk ensemble "Asya Kya" has been representing Komi Republic on national and international festivals.{{Cite web|url=https://komiinform.ru/news/51838|title=Восемь Международных фольклорных фестивалей посетил ансамбль "Асъя кыа" за лето|website=Комиинформ|date=September 29, 2008 |language=ru|access-date=2020-03-10|archive-date=April 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420162437/https://komiinform.ru/news/51838|url-status=live}}

One of the oldest Russian progressive rock bands The Gourishankar was founded in Syktyvkar in 2001.

Stroitel Bandy Club{{Cite web |url=https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rusbandy.ru%2Fseason%2F135%2F&prev=%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.rusbandy.ru%2Fseason%2F135%2F%26biw%3D1093%26bih%3D614 |title=rusbandy.ru |access-date=February 20, 2022 |archive-date=February 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220144251/https://www-rusbandy-ru.translate.goog/season/135/?_x_tr_sch=http&_x_tr_sl=ru&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en |url-status=live }} has played many seasons in the Russian Bandy Super League, the highest division of Russian bandy. The team was promoted after the 2016–17 season.{{Cite web |url=https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rusbandy.ru%2Fnews%2F10542 |title=rusbandy.ru |access-date=March 6, 2017 |archive-date=February 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220144330/https://www-rusbandy-ru.translate.goog/news/10542?_x_tr_sch=http&_x_tr_sl=ru&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rusbandy.ru%2Fnews%2F10543 |title=rusbandy.ru |access-date=March 6, 2017 |archive-date=February 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220144251/https://www-rusbandy-ru.translate.goog/news/10543?_x_tr_sch=http&_x_tr_sl=ru&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en |url-status=live }}http://www.rusbandy.ru/season/313/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170923145249/http://www.rusbandy.ru/season/313/ |date=September 23, 2017 }} The 2017-18 Super League at rusbandy.ru Its home venue is Respublikanskiy Stadion.{{Cite web |url=http://www.rusbandy.ru/stadium/8/ |title=The stadium at rusbandy.ru |access-date=December 11, 2011 |archive-date=September 13, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110913100541/http://www.rusbandy.ru/stadium/8/ |url-status=live }} In the 2016/17 season, the club adopted a new logotype instead of an old one which had a white bear playing bandy.{{Cite web |url=http://www.rusbandy.ru/pix/26140.jpeg |title=Image of the new and the old logo at rusbandy.ru |access-date=November 24, 2015 |archive-date=November 25, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151125050341/http://www.rusbandy.ru/pix/26140.jpeg |url-status=live }}

There is also a youth team called KDYuSSh-1.{{Cite web |url=http://www.rusbandy.ru/club/497/ |title=rusbandy.ru |access-date=November 2, 2015 |archive-date=November 25, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151125045813/http://www.rusbandy.ru/club/497/ |url-status=live }}

• In January 2017 the Bandy Y-19 World Championship was organized in Syktyvkar.{{Cite web |url=https://komi-bandy.ru/en/ |title=Championship homepage |access-date=January 30, 2017 |archive-date=February 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202111549/https://komi-bandy.ru/en/ |url-status=live }}
• Syktyvkar was to host the 2021 Bandy World Championship,{{Cite web |url=https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rusbandy.ru%2Fnews%2F11753%2F |title=Google Translate |access-date=February 20, 2022 |archive-date=April 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200424144729/https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rusbandy.ru%2Fnews%2F11753%2F |url-status=live }} for which an indoor arena was to be erected.{{Cite web |url=https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rusbandy.ru%2Fnews%2F12046%2F |title=Google Translate |access-date=February 20, 2022 |archive-date=April 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200424083227/https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rusbandy.ru%2Fnews%2F12046%2F |url-status=live }} However, the tournament was repeatedly postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and ultimately pulled from Syktyvkar altogether as a consequence of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.{{cite web | url=https://bandy-vm.se/herrarnas-bandy-vm-i-ryssland-stalls-in-ryssarna-stangs-av-fran-masterskap-i-sverige/ | title=Herrarnas bandy-VM i Ryssland ställs in - ryssarna stängs av från mästerskap i Sverige | date=March 2022 }}

Syktyvkar experiences a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc) with long, cold winters and short, warm summers. Compared with areas at a similar latitude in Siberia, winters are less extreme, but still much longer than summer and bitterly cold by European standards.

{{Weather box|location = Syktyvkar (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1888–present)

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| Jan record high C = 3.8

| Feb record high C = 5.3

| Mar record high C = 14.3

| Apr record high C = 26.7

| May record high C = 31.8

| Jun record high C = 35.3

| Jul record high C = 34.5

| Aug record high C = 34.6

| Sep record high C = 27.5

| Oct record high C = 20.4

| Nov record high C = 10.6

| Dec record high C = 5.2

| year record high C = 35.3

| Jan high C = -10.2

| Feb high C = -8.1

| Mar high C = -0.6

| Apr high C = 7.2

| May high C = 15.3

| Jun high C = 20.5

| Jul high C = 23.3

| Aug high C = 19.0

| Sep high C = 12.9

| Oct high C = 4.5

| Nov high C = -3.6

| Dec high C = -7.9

| year high C = 6.0

| Jan mean C = -13.4

| Feb mean C = -11.8

| Mar mean C = -5.1

| Apr mean C = 2.1

| May mean C = 9.1

| Jun mean C = 14.6

| Jul mean C = 17.6

| Aug mean C = 14.0

| Sep mean C = 8.6

| Oct mean C = 1.9

| Nov mean C = -5.9

| Dec mean C = -10.7

| year mean C = 1.8

| Jan low C = -16.8

| Feb low C = -15.3

| Mar low C = -9.3

| Apr low C = -2.3

| May low C = 3.8

| Jun low C = 9.3

| Jul low C = 12.2

| Aug low C = 9.6

| Sep low C = 5.2

| Oct low C = -0.3

| Nov low C = -8.3

| Dec low C = -13.7

| year low C = -2.2

| Jan record low C = -46.6

| Feb record low C = -45.4

| Mar record low C = -38.8

| Apr record low C = -27.3

| May record low C = -15.0

| Jun record low C = -5.0

| Jul record low C = -0.3

| Aug record low C = -2.1

| Sep record low C = -8.6

| Oct record low C = -29.6

| Nov record low C = -43.5

| Dec record low C = -46.0

| year record low C = -46.6

| precipitation colour = green

| Jan precipitation mm = 45

| Feb precipitation mm = 36

| Mar precipitation mm = 36

| Apr precipitation mm = 37

| May precipitation mm = 52

| Jun precipitation mm = 71

| Jul precipitation mm = 72

| Aug precipitation mm = 80

| Sep precipitation mm = 62

| Oct precipitation mm = 61

| Nov precipitation mm = 52

| Dec precipitation mm = 49

| year precipitation mm = 653

| Jan snow depth cm = 54

| Feb snow depth cm = 67

| Mar snow depth cm = 71

| Apr snow depth cm = 32

| May snow depth cm = 1

| Jun snow depth cm = 0

| Jul snow depth cm = 0

| Aug snow depth cm = 0

| Sep snow depth cm = 0

| Oct snow depth cm = 2

| Nov snow depth cm = 15

| Dec snow depth cm = 33

| year snow depth cm = 71

| Jan rain days = 4

| Feb rain days = 3

| Mar rain days = 5

| Apr rain days = 13

| May rain days = 19

| Jun rain days = 19

| Jul rain days = 19

| Aug rain days = 21

| Sep rain days = 23

| Oct rain days = 19

| Nov rain days = 8

| Dec rain days = 6

| year rain days = 159

| Jan snow days = 28

| Feb snow days = 26

| Mar snow days = 23

| Apr snow days = 14

| May snow days = 6

| Jun snow days = 1

| Jul snow days = 0

| Aug snow days = 0.1

| Sep snow days = 3

| Oct snow days = 16

| Nov snow days = 26

| Dec snow days = 28

| year snow days = 171

| Jan humidity = 83

| Feb humidity = 81

| Mar humidity = 75

| Apr humidity = 67

| May humidity = 64

| Jun humidity = 68

| Jul humidity = 73

| Aug humidity = 79

| Sep humidity = 84

| Oct humidity = 86

| Nov humidity = 86

| Dec humidity = 84

| year humidity = 78

| Jan sun = 19.6

| Feb sun = 61.8

| Mar sun = 116.5

| Apr sun = 180.2

| May sun = 248.1

| Jun sun = 267.2

| Jul sun = 295.4

| Aug sun = 191.2

| Sep sun = 105.0

| Oct sun = 39.9

| Nov sun = 18.3

| Dec sun = 6.5

| year sun = 1549.7

| source 1 = Погода и Климат{{cite web|url=http://www.pogodaiklimat.ru/climate/23804.htm|title=Climate Syktyvkar|access-date=15 November 2021|publisher=Pogoda.ru.net|archive-date=April 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420050830/http://www.pogodaiklimat.ru/climate/23804.htm|url-status=live}}

|source 2 = NOAA{{cite web|title=World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 |url=https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-2-WMO-Normals-9120/RussianFederation/CSV/Syktyvkar_23804.csv|access-date=15 November 2021|publisher=NOAA|archive-date=November 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211116045635/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/normals/WMO/1961-1990/TABLES/REG_II/RA/23804.TXT|url-status=live}}

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• Victor Oganov, Russian-Armenian boxer
• Feoktista Ivanovna Zaboeva, Russian teacher and folklorist

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Syktyvkar is twinned with:{{cite web|title=Сыктывкар и его побратимы: что известно о сотрудничестве между городами|url=https://komionline.ru/news/syktyvkar-i-ego-pobratimy-chto-izvestno-o-sotrudnichestve-mezhdu-gorodami|website=komionline.ru|publisher=Komi Online|language=ru|date=2019-05-22|access-date=2020-02-04|archive-date=November 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106184253/https://komionline.ru/news/syktyvkar-i-ego-pobratimy-chto-izvestno-o-sotrudnichestve-mezhdu-gorodami|url-status=live}}

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