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Tunka

Tunka is a village in of the Buryat Republic, , 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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  • Type: Village with 1,830 residents
  • Description: Russian village
  • Also known as: “Kakhanoy”, “Tunka, Republic of Buryatia”, and “Zatunka”
  • Address: сельское поселение Тунка, Тункинский район

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nikolsk and Galbai.

Hamlet
is a rural locality in , Republic of Buryatia, Russia. The population was 125 as of 2010. There are 2 streets. is situated 3½ km southeast of Tunka.

Village
Galbay is a rural locality in , Republic of Buryatia, Russia. The population was 462 as of 2010. There are 6 streets. is situated 4½ km north of Tunka.

Village
is a rural locality in , Republic of Buryatia, Russia. The population was 80 as of 2010. There are 3 streets. is situated 5 km northwest of Tunka.

Tunka

Latitude
51.75123° or 51° 45′ 4″ north
Longitude
102.54033° or 102° 32′ 25″ east
Population
1,830
Elevation
718 metres (2,356 feet)
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”
  • Chinese: “Tunka”
  • Czech: “Tunka”
  • Dutch: “Tunka”
  • German: “Tunka”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Tunka”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Tunka”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Tunka”
  • Norwegian: “Tunka”
  • Polish: “Tunka”
  • Russian: “Тунка”
  • Ukrainian: “Тунка”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Tunka”. Photo: Хубун, CC BY-SA 4.0.