Image:Coat_of_Arms_of_Anadyr_(Chukotka).png Image:AnadyrLocatie.png '''Anadyr''' ({{lang-ru|Ана́дырь}}) is a town in and the administrative centre of Chukotka_Autonomous_Okrug, the extreme north-eastern region of Russia. It is located at the mouth of the Anadyr_River. Situated at {{coor dm|64|44|N|177|30|E|}}, Anadyr is the easternmost town in Russia. It was founded on August_3, 1889 as '''Novo-Mariinsk''', and was renamed to its present name in on August_5, 1923. The town status was granted on January_12, 1965. Population: 11,038 (2002 Census). ==Transportation== The town is an important sea port on the Bering_Sea. There is an airport. ==Famous people== *Valery_Ivanovich_Tokarev, a cosmonaut who was raised in Anadyr *Roman_Abramovich, an oil Oligarch and the governor of Chukotka who invested much of his wealth in the town's infrastructure ==External links== {{Commonscat|Anadyr}} *Satellite picture by Google Maps *Flickr photos tagged anadyr Category:Cities_and_towns_in_Chukotka_Autonomous_Okrug Ca:Anadir De:Anadyr_(Stadt) Eo:Anadirj Ko:아나디리 Hr:Anadir_(grad) Io:Anadir Id:Anadyr,_Rusia Nl:Anadyr_(stad) No:Anadyr Nn:Anadyr Pl:Anadyr_(miasto) Ru:Анадырь_(город) Sl:Anadir Fi:Anadyr_(kaupunki) {{FarEast-Russia-geo-stub}}