wˈʌn ʌvðə fˈɜːst ɹˈʌʃən sˈɛɾəlmənts ɪn saɪbˈiəɹɪə, tjɚɹˈʌkhænsk wʌz fˈaʊndᵻd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvən æz ɐ wˈɪntɚ kˈæmp fɔːɹ kˈɑːsæks ænd mˈɜːtʃənts.
One of the first Russian settlements in Siberia, Turukhansk was founded in 1607 as a winter camp () for Cossacks and merchants.