Zabaykalsky Krai, Administrative division in Far Eastern Russia.
The Zabaykalsky Krai extends across 431,500 square kilometers of mountains, forests, and rivers between Lake Baikal and the Chinese border.
The territory formed in 2008 through the merger of Chita Oblast and Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug following a referendum where over 90% voted in favor.
The region reflects a fusion of Russian and Buryat populations, with Russians comprising 89.2% and Buryats 7.4% according to the 2021 census.
The territory maintains 998 kilometers of border with China and 868 kilometers with Mongolia, creating opportunities for international trade and commerce.
The Chara Sands near Novaya Chara present an unexpected desert landscape amid the Siberian wilderness, complete with flowing dunes and scattered oases.
Location: Russia
Inception: March 1, 2008
Capital city: Chita
Elevation above the sea: 1,600 m
Part of: Far Eastern Federal District
Shares border with: Buryatia, Irkutsk Oblast, Sakha, Amur Oblast, Inner Mongolia, Dornod Province, Khentii Province, Selenge Province, Heilongjiang
Website: https://75.ru
GPS coordinates: 54.00000,118.00000
Latest update: May 26, 2025 19:06
Lake Baikal
663.5 km
Barguzin Nature Reserve
558.2 km
Chara Sands
316.3 km
Daursky Nature Reserve
494 km
Alkhanay National Park
470 km
Baikal-Lena nature reserve
659.4 km
Devil's Bridge
388.6 km
Zabaykalsky
577.2 km
Akatuy katorga
330.6 km
Sviatoy Nos
602.9 km
Chivyrkuyskiy Zaliv
583.8 km
Aginsky Datsan
403.2 km
Vitim Nature Reserve
364.3 km
Поселение Варварина Гора
710.6 km
Multilayer settlement "Sunny Mys"
607.1 km
Decabrists Church, Chita
372.5 km
Tsugolskij Datsan
366 km
Писаница «Старая Брянь» (Старая Брянь)
716.6 km
Barguzin Range
499 km
Chitinsky Datsan
370.4 km
Lake Arey
567 km
Sokhondo Nature Reserve
711.9 km
Mengwu Xiboge Sum
323.2 km
At͡sagatskiĭ dat͡san
687.8 km
Dzherginsky Nature Reserve
439.9 km
Malaya Zabaykalskaya railway
373.3 km
Chikoy National Park
707.8 km
Barguzinsky Bay
611.2 kmReviews
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