Mirny, Sakha Republic
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Mirny (Russian: Ми́рный) is a town in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located 820 kilometers (510 mi) west of Yakutsk on the Irelyakh River (Vilyuy's basin). Population: 39,981 (2002 Census); 38,793 (1989 Census). The settlement was founded in 1955 after the discovery of a nearby kimberlite pipe by expedition led by Yuri Khabardin; it has had formal town status since 1959.
As of 2007, the mayor of Mirny is Sergey Alexandrov.
The town is served by Mirny Airport.
There is a massive diamond pit in the town. It is 525 m (1,722 ft) deep and has a diameter of 1.25 kilometers (0.78 mi).
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