Tunka

Tunka is a village in of the Buryat Republic, Russia, located southwest of in the . In the 19th century, it served as a settlement to where a large number of political prisoners were forcibly resettled.
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Хубун, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Village with about 1,830 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 720 metres (2,360 feet)
  • Description: Russian village
  • Address: сельское поселение Тунка, Тункинский район
  • Also known as
    “Kakhanoy”
    “Tunka, Republic of Buryatia”
    “Zatunka”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nikolsk and Galbai.
is a rural locality in , Republic of Buryatia, Russia. is situated 3½ km southeast of Tunka.
Galbay is a rural locality in , Republic of Buryatia, Russia. is situated 4½ km north of Tunka.
is a rural locality in , Republic of Buryatia, Russia. is situated 5 km northwest of Tunka.

Tunka

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Latitude
51.75123° or 51° 45′ 4″ north
Longitude
102.54033° or 102° 32′ 25″ east
Open location code
9P34QG2R+F4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1102891360
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2014868
Wiki­data ID
Q4465534

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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Ukrainian—“Tunka” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Tunka”
  • Armenian: “Տունկա”
  • Chechen: “Тунка”
  • Czech: “Tunka”
  • Dutch: “Tunka”
  • German: “Tunka”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Tunka”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Tunka”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Tunka”
  • Norwegian: “Tunka”
  • Persian: “تونکا (بوریاتیا)”
  • Persian: “تونکا”
  • Polish: “Tunka”
  • Russian: “Тунка”
  • Ukrainian: “Тунка”

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