En Name: | Mirnoye |
Ru Name: | Мирное |
Coordinates: | 62.3°N 90°W |
Map Label Position: | bottom |
Federal Subject: | Krasnoyarsk Krai |
Adm District Jur: | Turukhansky District |
Inhabloc Cat: | Rural locality |
Inhabloc Type: | Hamlet |
Mun District Jur: | Turukhansky Municipal District |
Pop 2010Census: | 0 |
Postal Codes: | 663245 |
Mirnoye (Russian: Ми́рное) is a rural locality (a hamlet)[1] in Turukhansky District in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia.[2] This small human settlement is a part of Turukhansky Municipal District. Mirnoye is located approximately 20km (10miles) to the south of Bakhta village, located also on the right bank of the Yenisei River.
This place, whose name means 'peaceful' in the Russian language, is mentioned in the literary works of Russian writer Mikhail Tarkovsky and in the novel The Woman Who Waited by Andreï Makine.[3]
The Yenisei Ecological Station, an Arctic research station, is located in the area of Mirnoye.[4]