Якуты. Почему Якутия - Саха? Кто такие Сахаляры. История. Уклад жизни. Быт. Язык | Факты

Yakutia is the largest region of Russia. Its area is more than 3 million square kilometers, what is almost as much as the territory of the whole of India. The climate here is sharply continental - from -50°C to -60°C in winter to +30°C to +40°C in summer. The north pole of cold is located in Yakutia, two localities claim the right to bear this name: Oymyakon and Verkhoyansk. And one of indigenous peoples of Siberia, the Yakuts, also lives here. Their number reaches about 480 thousand people. For a long time the people lived in privacy and at the distance from other ethnic groups, what allowed them to preserve their unique original culture and religion. How do the Yakuts live? Where did they come from? When did they come to Yakutia? And why is it called Sakha? What do the Yakuts eat? Why do they build round houses? Today we will tell you more about the largest indigenous ethnic group of Siberia.