Krasnokamensk, Chita Oblast
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Krasnokamensk (Russian: Краснока́менск) is a town in Chita Oblast, Russia, located some 535 km southeast of Chita, near the Chinese border. Population: 56,000 (2005 est.); 55,920 (2002 Census).
Krasnokamensk was granted town status in 1969. It is best known for its uranium mine, the largest in Russia. It is served by Krasnokamensk Airport.
In 2005 Mikhail Khodorkovsky, formerly the 16th-richest man in the world, was jailed in Krasnokamensk on his conviction for tax evasion and fraud.
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Cities and towns in Chita Oblast |  |
| Administrative center: Chita Baley | Borzya | Khilok | Krasnokamensk | Mogocha | Nerchinsk | Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky | Shilka | Sretensk |
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