Kingisepp, formerly Yamburg, Yam, and Yama, is a town and the administrative center of Kingiseppsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Ru…Kingisepp, formerly Yamburg, Yam, and Yama, is a town and the administrative center of Kingiseppsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located along the Luga River 138 kilometers southwest of St. Petersburg, 20 kilometers east of Narva, and 40 kilometers south of the Gulf of Finland. Population: 48,488 ; 50,295 ; 49,954.