Buryatia, Republic in Eastern Siberia, Russia
The Republic of Buryatia extends across 351,300 square kilometers of mountains, plateaus, and river valleys along the eastern shore of Lake Baikal.
The territory transformed from the Buryat-Mongol Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic in 1923 to the Republic of Buryatia in 1992 within the Russian Federation.
The region demonstrates a fusion of Buddhist traditions and Russian Orthodox practices, with native Buryat people representing 32 percent of the population.
The Trans-Siberian Railroad connects the capital Ulan-Ude to major cities, while the Selenga River provides essential transportation routes through the territory.
The territory contains two-thirds of Lake Baikal's shoreline, where the water depth reaches 1,642 meters, making it the deepest freshwater lake on Earth.
Location: Russia
Inception: April 21, 1992
Capital city: Ulan-Ude
Part of: Far Eastern Federal District
Shares border with: Khövsgöl Province, Bulgan Province, Selenge Province, Tuva, Irkutsk Oblast, Zabaykalsky Krai
Website: http://egov-buryatia.ru
GPS coordinates: 53.80000,109.33333
Latest update: May 27, 2025 20:45
Lake Baikal
103.8 km
Barguzin Nature Reserve
45.2 km
Bratsk Hydroelectric Power Station
554.8 km
Baikal Nature Reserve
385.4 km
Circum-Baikal Railway
442.6 km
Ivolginsky Datsan
268.7 km
Monkh Saridag
632 km
Bratsk Reservoir
555 km
Lenin's head in Ulan-Ude
248.4 km
Shamanka Rock
147.6 km
Alkhanay National Park
431.4 km
Baikal-Lena nature reserve
105.5 km
Angara
375.9 km
Venus figurines of Mal'ta
401.4 km
Chersky Peak
461.5 km
Devil's Bridge
376.3 km
Monument of Alexander III
378.5 km
Pribaikalsky National Park
369.5 km
Cathedral of the Theotokos of Kazan
375.3 km
Zabaykalsky
12 km
Monastery of the Theotokos of the Sign
376.1 km
Alexandrovsky Central
382.4 km
Buryat Academic Opera and Ballet Theater
248.6 km
Talzy Museum
372.2 km
Irkutsk Reservoir
377.9 km
Sviatoy Nos
36.1 km
Ulan-Ude Ethnographic Museum
241.3 km
Serdtse Lake
461.9 kmReviews
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