Svetly Yar (Russian: Све́тлый Яр) is an urban locality (a work settlement) and the administrative center of Svetloyarsky District in Volgograd Oblast, Russia, located on the Volga River.

Population: 12,537 (2010 Census);[1] 13,102 (2002 Census);[4] 11,307 (1989 Soviet census).

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