Tiksi
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Tiksi (Russian: Тикси) is a port settlement in Bulunsky Ulus of the Sakha Republic, Russia, situated on the Arctic Ocean coast. It is one of the principal ports for accessing the Laptev Sea. It is served by Tiksi Airport, and saw other military construction projects during the Cold War at Tiksi North and Tiksi West airfields.
Population: 5,100 (2004 est.)[citation needed]; 5,873 (2002 Census); 11,649 (1989 Census).