One of the subjects Russian Federation now is the Republic of Buryatia. The administrative center is Ulan-Ude. The local population is 100,000 people. The border passes near the Irkutsk region, Tuva, Mongolia, Trans-Baikal Territory. It is located in Eastern Siberia, in its very center. A detailed map of Buryatia with roads and villages has preserved many accurate data about the past of this ecologically clean corner of the world.

Once upon a time, around BC, the first state appeared on the territory of Siberia. It was then called Gunnu. Then it was owned by the Kirghiz Khaganate. The strongest and largest tribes lived in the northern regions.

Genghis Khan founded the Mongol Empire, under him it stretched from Pacific Ocean to the Adriatic. Buryatia joined Russia only at the beginning of the 16th century. In the future, prisons were founded there.

A lot has changed over the years. Find accurate information on detailed map Buryatia, you will learn a lot of interesting things. The climate there is continental sharp. In winter, frost is very common. Blizzards are blowing. In summer, hot days are rare, and precipitation is frequent. The economy is provided by deposits of minerals. There are deposits of mineral raw materials.

Buryatia is a republic within the Russian Federation, located in Eastern Siberia. A satellite map of Buryatia shows that the region borders Mongolia, the Republic of Tuva, the Trans-Baikal Territory, and the Irkutsk Region. The territory of the region occupies 351,554 sq. km.

Buryatia is divided into 4 cities, 29 urban-type settlements, 614 rural settlements and 21 administrative regions. The largest cities in the region are Ulan-Ude (the capital), Severobaikalsk, Kyakhta, Gusinoozersk and Selenginsk.

The economy of Buryatia is based on metalworking, mechanical engineering, food, electric power and timber industries. There are 700 mineral deposits on the territory of Buryatia, of which 247 are gold deposits.

Lake Baikal in Buryatia

Brief history of Buryatia

In 1206, Temujin (Genghis Khan) united the Mongol tribes and created the Great Mongol Empire. In the 16th century, the empire collapsed. In 1703 Buryatia was annexed to Russia.

In 1918, the region was occupied by Japan, then by the United States. In 1920, the region became part of the RSFSR. In 1921, the Buryat-Mongolian Autonomous Okrug was formed, which in 1923 was transformed into the Buryat-Mongolian SSR. In 1992, Buryatia became a sovereign republic within the Russian Federation.

Valley of volcanoes in the Eastern Sayan mountains in the Okidon valley in Buryatia

Sights of Buryatia

On a detailed map of Buryatia, you can see the main attraction of the region - Lake Baikal with the tourist and recreational zone "Baikal Harbor". It is recommended to visit the Baikal and Barguzinsky reserves, Tunkinsky and Zabaikalsky national parks.

In Buryatia, it is worth visiting the Museum of the History of Buryatia, the Ethnographic Museum of the Peoples of Transbaikalia, the Valley of Volcanoes, the Holy Trinity Selenginsky Monastery, as well as the largest cities in the region.

Note to the tourist

Gulrypsh - holiday destination for celebrities

There is an urban-type settlement Gulrypsh on the Black Sea coast of Abkhazia, the appearance of which is closely connected with the name of the Russian philanthropist Nikolai Nikolaevich Smetsky. In 1989, due to the illness of his wife, they needed to change the climate. Case decided the case.

Car roads

On satellite map Buryatia can clearly see three federal highways passing through the republic:

• - Tunkinsky tract (A333, former A164): Irkutsk region (Kultuk village) through Mondy (Buryatia) to the Mongolian border; beyond the Mondy border crossing, the route continues on the territory of the neighboring state;
• - Kyakhtinsky tract (A340, former A165): from Ulan-Ude to Kyakhta and further to the Mongolian border;
• - "Baikal" (federal R258, former M55): from Irkutsk to Chita via Ulan-Ude.

Looking at Buryatia on the map of Russia, you can see that the beginning of the Tunkinsky tract is connected with a branch of the Baikal federal highway (near the village of Kultuk). From "Baikal", which is a continuation of "Siberia", the Kyakhtinsky tract also departs towards Mongolia. The Tunkinsky and Kyakhtinsky tracts are two of the four federal roads connecting the Russian Federation with Mongolia. There are also twelve regional roads: Mondy - Orlik (O3K-035), Ulan-Ude - Uljunkhan, Romanovka - Bogdarin (P437), Mukhorshibir - Kyakhta, Shergino - Zarechye, Turuntaevo - Treskovo and a number of others.

Railway transport

Sections of two major railway lines pass through the republic: the Trans-Siberian and the Baikal-Amur. The Trans-Siberian runs from west to east along Lake Baikal, passes through the capital of the region and has a branch in the direction of Mongolia from Zaudinskaya station. BAM goes along the northern part of the subject, passing through the Severo-Muisky ridge along the 15-kilometer tunnel of the same name. All Buryat railways belong to the East Siberian railway.

Map of Buryatia with cities and villages

On the map of Buryatia with districts, it can be seen that Big City there is only one in the republic - the capital of Ulan-Ude. The population of the administrative center of the subject exceeds 400 thousand people. The rest of the cities are comparable in population and size to the town. The population of the largest of them does not even reach 25 thousand people (Gusinoozersk and Severobaikalsk).