Solnechnyy
Solnechnyy is a locality in Kalmykia, Southern Russia. Solnechnyy is situated nearby to the village Arshan‘, as well as near the locality Naryn.Places of Interest
Highlights include Geden Sheddup Choikorling Monastery.
Geden Sheddup Choikorling Monastery
Buddhist temple
Photo: JialiangGao, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Geden Sheddup Choikorling Monastery is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Elista, Republic of Kalmykia, Russia. It was opened on 5 October 1996 in the presence of more than 30,000 people and is the first Tibetan Buddhist monastery to be built in the region since its beginning as an autonomous oblast in 1920.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elista and Chess City.
Elista
Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Elista is the capital of Kalmykia in Russia, containing many Buddhist temples, monasteries and architecture.
Chess City
Neighborhood
Photo: Rartat, Public domain.
Chess City is a large complex devoted to chess and chess competitions located east of Elista, Kalmykia, in Russia. The neighborhood-size development consists of a central, four-story domed City Chess Hall surrounded by an Olympic-style village of Californian-Mediterranean Revival Style architecture. Chess City is situated 5 km northeast of Solnechnyy.
Voznesenovka
Village
Photo: Alexandr Demidenko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Voznesenovka is a village, which is situated 9 km east of Solnechnyy.
Solnechnyy
- Type: Locality
- Location: Kalmykia, Southern Russia, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.2729° or 46° 16′ 22″ northLongitude
44.2373° or 44° 14′ 14″ eastElevation
106 metres (348 feet)Open location code
8HR676FP+5WGeoNames ID
490988
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In Other Languages
From Norwegian to Russian—“Solnechnyy” goes by many names.
- Norwegian: “Solnetsjnyj”
- Russian: “Солнечный”
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Localities in the Area
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