Magadan (pop. 122,000) is a seaport and industrial city located about 270 miles east of Okhotsk, on Tauisk Bay on the northern shore of the Sea of Okhotsk. In 1991, Magadan signed as Anchorage’s sixth sister city.
The city was founded in 1933 near the fishing village of Nagaevo, developing into a large port and center for mining activities in the mountains in the Kolyma Basin. Magadan is a gateway and support base for the vast gold mining region of the Kolyma mountain range to the north. Other industries include a shipyard and manufacturing plants for glass, building materials, mining equipment, clothing, metal and leather.
The city has a variety of engineering and mining service industries, geological research institutes, music and drama theaters, a regional museum and a television center.
