Khuzhir

Khuzhir is a rural locality in of , Russia, located on the west side of the , the largest island in . Population: 1,251 ; 1,148 ; 1,219 . Until June 2014, it had work settlement status.
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  • Type: Village with 1,120 residents
  • Description: rural locality on Olkhon Island, Lake Baikal
  • Also known as: “Khuzhir, Irkutsk Oblast”, “Khuzhirtuy”, “Khuzhirtuyskiy”, and “Хужир (Иркутская область)”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Olkhon and cape Burkhan.

Photo: Simon Matzinger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is by far the largest island in , and one of the real jewels of .

Cliff
Photo: Chepry, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Shaman Rock, Cape Burhan, or Shamanka is a rock, on , , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kharantsy.

Hamlet
Photo: Елена Биркина, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in , Irkutsk… is situated 6 km northeast of Khuzhir.

Khuzhir

Latitude
53.192° or 53° 11′ 31″ north
Longitude
107.34573° or 107° 20′ 45″ east
Population
1,120
Elevation
471 metres (1,545 feet)
Open location code
9P5958RW+R7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 526027742
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2022143
Wiki­data ID
Q2012246
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Khuzhir” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Խուժիր (քաղաքատիպ ավան, Օլխոնսկի շրջան)”
  • Armenian: “Խուժիր”
  • Belarusian: “Хужыр (Іркуцкая вобласць)”
  • Belarusian: “Хужыр”
  • Cebuano: “Khuzhir”
  • Chechen: “Хужир”
  • Chinese: “胡日尔”
  • Czech: “Chužir”
  • Dutch: “Choezjir”
  • French: “Khoujir”
  • French: “Koujir”
  • German: “Chuschir”
  • Hausa: “Khuzhir, Irkutsk Oblast”
  • Italian: “Chužir”
  • Japanese: “フジル”
  • Lithuanian: “Chužyras”
  • Persian: “خوژیر (استان ایرکوتسک)”
  • Persian: “خوژیر”
  • Polish: “Chużyr”
  • Russian: “Мал.Хужир”
  • Russian: “Хужир”
  • Tajik: “Хужир”
  • Ukrainian: “Хужир”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Малый Хужир and Malyy Khuzhir.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Лесничество and Хужирская больница.

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