Zarya

Zarya lies in the valley of the Malaya Botuobiya on the forested plateau of western Yakutia. The Botuobiya belongs to the Vilyuy basin, part of the great Lena river system. Across this northern plateau, larch forest grows above ground that remains frozen for much of the year, while rivers carry spring meltwater through their valleys. The country was traversed by Evenki communities whose livelihoods drew on the resources of the taiga.