Things to Novy Urengoy

The appearance of the city
Arose in connection with the development of the Urengoy gas condensate field. September 22, 1973 is considered the day of foundation of the New Urengoy. On this day, geologists have hammered peg with the sign "Novy Urengoy" in place of reference works. In 1975, when gas companies completed the drilling of the first production well, Novy Urengoy was registered as a village. In 1975, the airport, and promoted the first technical flight was built. In 1977 he laid the railway Surgut - Novy Urengoy.

Novy Urengoy - a town in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District of the Tyumen region, the largest city in the county, one of the few Russian regional cities that exceed the administrative center of his subject of the federation (Salekhard) both in terms of population and industrial potential.
The population of 116,966 people (2007).
The city is located on the banks of the river Evo - Yaha (a tributary of the river Pur).
As the largest production center of the gas-bearing region, Novy Urengoy - informal "gas production capital" of Russia.

Monument to the pioneers of Urengoy was inaugurated in 2003, the 25th anniversary of OOO "Urengoygazprom", on the eve of the City Day and the Day of the oil and gas industry workers. The author of the monument - Nikolay Raspopov, Honored Artist of Russia.
The monument, 12 meters high and weighing 3 tons, installed on the square in front of the Gas Production Directorate. On the granite pedestal is made of copper woman personifying the image of the motherland. The left hand holds back the power of the earth, soothes and softens the element, and in her right hand she holds a bowl with a torch, pointing the way and inviting to follow the path of pioneers.
At the base of the monument laid a capsule with an appeal to posterity. Open the capsule should 50letny anniversary of OOO "Urengoygazprom", ie in 2028.
Monument Pioneers development.

Monument Orujov
Inauguration of the monument Atayevich Sabit Orujov held on October 24, 2003. Ataevich Sabit Orujov - Doctor of Technical Sciences, an outstanding scientist, organizer of the energy complex, the Hero of Socialist Labor, Laura Lenin and State prizes.
The fate of Novy Urengoy is closely linked with the name of Sabit Orujov Atayevich that September 23, 1973 on the site of the future city uttered the phrase "" There will be incorporated city gas companies and builders! ". Many years of scientific works of the scientist were the basis of gas production on the Yamal Peninsula.
Prior to the inauguration of the monument stood in front of the administrative building of "Urengoygazprom". After moving the company into the new building we decided to move the monument to the student neighborhood for buildings technical gas industry and the Yamal Oil and Gas Institute. This is very symbolic step, because it is the students of these institutions will continue to deal Atayevich Sabit Orujov.

Fountain "Sail"
September 4, 2005 in Novy Urengoi, the opening of the first in the city fountain. Fountain "Sail" is located in the Park of Friendship, its opening was timed to the celebration of the day of the 30th anniversary of the city.
Originally held and the opening ceremony of the fountain. The Government intends to abandon the usual procedures transection ribbons and pressing the start button. Fountain called "Sail" and symbolizes a sailboat, so solemn and "start on the water" was made in the ship - on the "board" fountain broke a bottle of champagne. The fact that the bottle was broken the first time the fountain promises good fortune. ? Open-air fountain in the far north of their main purpose is only a short period of time can be used for a few months - in the summer, so the rest of the "Sail" serves as the original light composition.

4 September in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the New Urengoy, in the city took several significant events. The day began with the lighting ceremony of the "eternal" fire in the memory area and laying a capsule.
The torch, which caught fire due to the "eternal" fire was lit in one of the gas fields near Novy Urengoy, he was taken to an area athletes. The right to light "eternal" fire was granted the Honorary citizen of the municipality city of Novy Urengoy, the gas industry veteran and chief Raisa Hvorostyanovoy Urengoy Gas Production Directorate of "Urengoygazprom" Nikolay Dubina. After the lighting of the "eternal" fire all those present observed a minute of silence novourengoytsev, deceased

Nature Novy Urengoy
Nature around Novy Urengoy treat tundra. This abundance of herbs and berries, lichens and mosses. Directly in the vicinity of Novy Urengoy grow about 84 species of moss, some 64 species of lichens and about 65 other species of trees, shrubs and flowers. ?
On a slight distance from the city found lichen - reindeer moss, a very unusual and beautiful lichen. This species is highly sensitive to environmental conditions, instantly killed when conditions change. The rate of growth of moss is only a few millimeters a year, so rapidly restore the destroyed cover impossible. On the banks of the rivers grow larch, pine, spruce and cedar.

Look! .. Very nice

Birds Novy Urengoy
Most birds are waterbirds, ie live near rivers, swamps or lakes. Most often you can see ducks, partridges, owls, grouse, woodpeckers, grouse, cranes. In the Red Book of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District are listed Siberian Cranes, geese, gray, short-tailed skuas and Bean.