ðə sˈɛɾəlmənt hˈoʊstᵻd wˈʌn ʌvðə lˈɑːɹdʒɪst fˈɛɹz ɪn saɪbˈiəɹɪə ænd wʌz ɪŋkˈoːɹpɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd æz ɐn ˈaɪɛzd tˈaʊn ʌv tjɚɹˈʌkhænsk ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv.
The settlement hosted one of the largest fairs in Siberia and was incorporated as an uyezd town of Turukhansk in 1785.