Elista

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Elista is the capital city of the Republic of Kalmykia in Russia, known as a cultural and administrative center of the Kalmyk people and for its prominent Buddhist temples and chess-themed landmarks.

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Elista canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf capital city ⓘ
city ⓘ
callingCode +7 84722 ⓘ
capitalOf Republic of Kalmykia ⓘ
climate continental climate ⓘ
coordinateLocation 46.3083°N 44.2700°E ⓘ
country Russia ⓘ
demographicsCharacteristic Russian-speaking majority ⓘ
significant Kalmyk Buddhist population ⓘ
distanceToSea about 150 km from the Caspian Sea (approximate) ⓘ
elevationAboveSeaLevel 150 m (approximate) ⓘ
ethnicMajorityOrSignificantGroup Kalmyks ⓘ
linked to: Kalmyk
hasAirport Elista Airport ⓘ
hasLandmark Chess City (City-Chess) ⓘ
Golden Abode of the Buddha Shakyamuni ⓘ
Ostap Bender monument ⓘ
Pagoda of Seven Days ⓘ
hasMunicipalStatus city of republic significance ⓘ
hasPublicSquare Lenin Square ⓘ
hasReligiousBuilding Central khurul of Kalmykia (Golden Abode of Buddha Shakyamuni) ⓘ
hostedEvent 33rd Chess Olympiad ⓘ
inception 1865 ⓘ
isAdministrativeCenterOf Republic of Kalmykia ⓘ
isCulturalCenterOf Kalmyk people ⓘ
linked to: Kalmyk
knownFor Buddhist temples ⓘ
Kalmyk culture ⓘ
chess-themed architecture ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Republic of Kalmykia ⓘ
locatedInContinent Asia ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
locatedInFederalDistrict Southern Federal District ⓘ
locatedInGeographicRegion Caspian Depression ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone UTC+3 ⓘ
namedAfter Elista River ⓘ
officialLanguage Russian ⓘ
partOfHistoricalRegion Kalmykia ⓘ
population about 100000 (approximate) ⓘ
postalCode 358000 (central code) ⓘ
primaryEconomicActivity administration and public services ⓘ
trade ⓘ
transport ⓘ
regionalLanguage Kalmyk ⓘ
religion Buddhism ⓘ
Russian Orthodoxy ⓘ
roadConnection connected by highway to Stavropol ⓘ
connected by highway to Volgograd ⓘ
vehicleRegistrationCode 08 (Kalmykia) ⓘ
yearOfEventHosted 1998 ⓘ

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