metal products. Transportation Abakan (together with Tayshet) was a terminal of the major Abakan-Taishet Railway. Now it is an important railway junction. The city is served by the Abakan International Airport. Military The 100th Air Assault Brigade of the Russian Airborne Troops was based in the city until circa 1996. Sites Abakan's sites of interest include: Holy Transfiguration Cathedral (Russian: Спасо-Преображенский кафедральный собор (Spaso-Preobrazhenskiy kafedral’nyy sobor)) "Good Angel of Peace" sculpture (Russian: Скульптура «Добрый ангел мира» (Skul’ptura «Dobryy angel mira»)) Park of Topiary Art (Russian: Парк топиарного искусства (Park Topiarnogo Iskusstva)) Khakas National local history museum named after Leonid Kyzlasov (Russian: Хакасский краеведческий музей имени Л.Р. Кызласова (Khakasskiy Natsional'nyy Krayevedcheskiy Muzey Im. L.R. Kyzlasova)) Sports Bandy, similar to hockey, is one of the most popular sports in the city. Sayany-Khakassia was playing in the top-tier Super League in the 2012–13 season but was relegated for the 2013–14 season and has been playing in the Russian Bandy Supreme League ever since. Russian Government Cup was played here in 1988 and in 2012. Geography Climate Abakan has a borderline humid continental (Köppen climate classification Dwb)/cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Temperature differences between seasons are extreme, which is typical for Siberia. Precipitation is concentrated in the summer and is less common because of rain shadows from nearby mountains. References Notes Sources External links Official website of Abakan Unofficial website of Abakan Directory of organizations in Abakan Abakan city streets views Beyaz Arif Akbas, "Khakassia: The Lost Land", Portland State Center for Turkish Studies, 2007 Cities and towns in Khakassia Yeniseysk Governorate Populated places established in 1675 1675 establishments in Russia Populated places on the Yenisei River Renamed localities in Russia