The Arctic, northern Europe and Russia
Dolgan
Lands
Taimyr Peninsula in Krasnoyarsk Krai (Taimyr Dolgan-Nenets District) and the Anabar District and city of Yakutsk in Sakha (Yakutia), Russia
Countries Russian Federation
Facts 3
Today
During an August 2026 folk culture expedition to Khatanga, the Dolgan dried-fish dish kerdiileek was added to the list of Taimyr's intangible cultural heritage.
As of 2026 Source: RAIPON (Association of Indigenous Small-Numbered Peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East), Долганская юкола «кэрдиилээк» признана объектом нематериального наследия Таймыра (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Language
Dolgan is a Turkic language, close to Sakha (Yakut), from which it separated through isolated development.
Source: RAIPON (Association of Indigenous Small-Numbered Peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East), Долганы (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
History
The Dolgan formed as a people in the north of the Yenisei region between the 17th and 19th centuries and took final shape in the early 20th century.
Source: RAIPON (Association of Indigenous Small-Numbered Peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East), Долганы (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
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