Olkhon

Olkhon is by far the largest island in , and one of the real jewels of . With its amazingly diverse landscape and a vibrant culture that even the Soviets couldn't quite suppress, this island practically begs for a spot on your Siberian itinerary.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Lake Baikal in eastern Siberia
  • Also known as: Olchon” and “Olkhon Island

Places of Interest

Highlights include cape Burkhan.

Cliff
Shaman Rock, Cape Burhan, or Shamanka is a rock, on Olkhon Island, , . It is in , and is near , the largest city on Olkhon Island.

Olkhon

Latitude
53.1698° or 53° 10′ 11″ north
Longitude
107.32° or 107° 19′ 12″ east
Population
1,740
Elevation
571 metres (1,873 feet)
Open location code
9P595899+WX
Geo­Names ID
6620466
Wiki­data ID
Q756774
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Satellite Map

Discover Olkhon from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Asturian to Yakut—“Olkhon” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: islla d’Olkhon
  • Asturian: Olkhon
  • Azerbaijani: Olxon adası
  • Basque: Olkhon
  • Belarusian: Альхон
  • Belarusian: Востраў Альхон
  • Bengali: ওলখন দ্বীপ
  • Bulgarian: Олхон
  • Catalan: Illa Olkhon
  • Catalan: Olchon
  • Catalan: Olkhon
  • Cebuano: Olkhon
  • Cebuano: Ostrov Ol’khon
  • Cebuano: Остров Ольхон
  • Chinese: 奥尔洪岛
  • Chinese: 奧爾洪
  • Chinese: 奧爾洪島
  • Czech: Olchon
  • Danish: Olkhon
  • Dutch: Olchon
  • Egyptian Arabic: اولخون ايسلاند
  • Egyptian Arabic: اولخون
  • Esperanto: Olĥon
  • Estonian: Olhon
  • French: Ile d’Olkhon
  • French: Île d’Olkhon
  • French: Olchon
  • French: Olkhon
  • Galician: Olkhon
  • Georgian: ოლხონი
  • Georgian: ოლხონის კუნძული
  • German: Olchon-Insel
  • German: Olchon
  • Hebrew: אולחון
  • Hungarian: Olhon
  • Indonesian: Pulau Olkhon
  • Italian: Ol’chon
  • Japanese: オリホン島
  • Korean: 알혼
  • Korean: 올혼섬
  • Latin: Olchon
  • Lithuanian: Olchonas
  • Malay: Pulau Olkhon
  • Mongolian: Ольхон арал
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Olkhon
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Ольхон
  • Persian: جزیره اولخون
  • Polish: Olchon
  • Portuguese: Ilha Olkhon
  • Portuguese: Olkhon
  • Russia Buriat: Ойхон арал
  • Russia Buriat: Ольхон
  • Russian: Ойхон арал
  • Russian: Ойхон
  • Russian: Ольхон
  • Russian: Остров Ольхон
  • Slovenian: Olhon
  • Spanish: Isla de Oljon
  • Spanish: Isla de Oljón
  • Spanish: Oljon
  • Spanish: Oljón
  • Spanish: Olkhon
  • Swedish: Olchon
  • Tamil: ஓல்க்கான்
  • Turkish: Olhon Adası
  • Ukrainian: Ольхон
  • Urdu: اولخون جزیرہ
  • Vietnamese: Đảo Olkhon
  • Wu Chinese: 奥尔洪岛
  • Yakut: Ольхон
  • Yakut: Өлүү хонуута
  • Yakut: Улахан

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Olkhon”. Photo: Simon Matzinger, CC BY-SA 3.0.