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==History== Oil springs along the [[Ukhta River]] were already known in the 17th century. In the mid-19th century, industrialist M. K. Sidorov started to drill for oil in this area. It was one of the first oil wells in Russia. There was homecraft oil-field in 1920–1921 in Ukhta. Lying on the river of the same name, the settlement was founded as the village of '''Chibyu''' in 1929, but in 1939 it was renamed Ukhta.{{citation needed|date=May 2010}} It was granted town status in 1943 when it was linked to the [[Pechora Railway]].{{citation needed|date=May 2010}} To the east of the town is [[Sosnogorsk]], and to the southwest—[[Yarega]]. In addition to its rail link, Ukhta also has an [[Ukhta Airport|airport]]. The town expanded in the 1940s and 1950s by use of political prisoners' forced labor (see: [[gulag]]).
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