To more accurately indicate the place where Kogalym is located, in what area it is located, you will have to list several geographical characteristics:
- This is the Far North: the city is located at a latitude of 62°1600 N. sh., that is, beyond the Arctic Circle.
- This is the north of Western Siberia.
- North of the Tyumen region.
- It refers to the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug.
- This is the city of the Surgut region.
- Located between rivers with exotic names: Kirill-Vysyagun and Inguyagun.
It is comfortable in Kogalym in any season
The climate in Kogalym is severe: cold long, up to 7 months, very snowy winter when the temperature drops below 40 degrees, and the summer is short, and warm weather rarely pleases all the summer months. But everything has been done in the city to make Kogalym residents feel comfortable, regardless of the weather: beautiful modern houses, where apartments are comfortable in any frost, a lot of greenery, fountains, sports and fitness complexes.
Black gold"dead place"
Kogalym translated from the Khanty language means "dead place". But this characteristic does not fit in with a modern prosperous city. It appeared thanks to geologists who discovered the richest oil fields in the north of Siberia, where Kogalym is located. And today Kogalymneftegaz, one of the subdivisions of OOO LUKOIL-Western Siberia, an oil and gas giant based in Kogalym, influences the city's economy and its development. This city-forming enterprise has done and is doing a lot for the development of the city, which is recognized as beautiful and well-maintained at any time of the year.
What should a tourist see in Kogalym?
Despite the youth of Kogalym (the settlement became a city only in 1985), it attracts with unique monuments created by famous sculptors. Some of them:
“Chronicle of Russia” is a bronze monument of stacked books, on the spines of which you can read the names of monuments of Slavic writing. The author of the sculpture is Zurab Tsereteli
Several sculptures decorating the city were created by Andrey Kovalchuk: “A drop of life” – a bronze composition in the form of an oil drop with scenes from the life of the northern region, where Kogalym is located; sculptures "A Boy Playing with a Dog" and "After the Watch", organically fit into the architecture of the city
- Stela "To the Conquerors of Western Siberia", on top of which there is an eternal flame - a creationSwiss Serge Gabatuler.
- "Kogalym's Time" - the original watch in the technique of artistic forging was created by Andrey Kozlov.
- Unusual composition "Good rock and roll", dedicated to the legendary Beatles, with a stylized guitar and a vinyl record with the name of the English band.
The city has a Museum and Exhibition Center, which has collected a rich collection not only about the history of the city, but also about the culture and life of the indigenous people of the place where Kogalym is located. The center has not only interesting expositions, but also a website, especially the “Kogalym in the palm of your hand” project, where you can get detailed information about each sight of the city, and after that you can go to see the museum itself.
Recreational and entertainment places
Although the territory where Kogalym is located is the Far North, all conditions have been created here to spend leisure time for every taste. The city has many cultural and sports facilities where you can practice not only winter sports, skiing and skating, but also choose to play bowling or billiards, swim in the pool and much more.
Recently, Galaktika opened in Kogalym - an ultramodern sports and cultural complex, including: an oceanarium, aquariums (the largest with a volume of 3.5 million liters), a water park, a greenhouse of seven gardens, a climbing wall, a skating rink, cinemas, a fitness center, trampolines, bowling, surfing attraction, play park for children, as well as restaurants, cafes, 40 shops. "Galaktika" has become a favorite place for family vacations, meetings withfriends, tourist attraction.
How to get to Kogalym?
To the place where the city of Kogalym is located, at first they laid a railway and a highway, only then they built housing for the first inhabitants. So there is a choice of how to get to Kogalym from the “mainland”: there is a railway station, a bus station, an airport in the city. Tourists can easily choose a message that suits them.
