Pechora

Pechora (; Komi: Печӧра, "Pečöra") is a town in the Komi Republic in Russia. It is on the Pechora River and nearby the Ural Mountains.
History.
Pechora was founded in 1940 and given town status in 1949. It was used as a gulag in the Soviet Union from 1932 to 1953.
Transportation.
The town has the Pechora Airport and the Pechora Railway for transportation.
Military.
Pechora has a military air base and a radar station nearby.
Climate.
Pechora has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification "Dfc"). Winters are very cold while summers are mild.