Vostochnoye, Astrakhan Oblast
Vostochnoye
Восточное | |
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Selo | |
Kalmyk khurul (Buddhist temple) in Vostochnoye | |
Vostochnoye Vostochnoye | |
| Coordinates: 46°07′N 47°40′E / 46.117°N 47.667°E[1] | |
| Country | Russia |
| Region | Astrakhan Oblast |
| District | Ikryaninsky District |
| Time zone | UTC+4:00 |
Восточное (Russian: Восточное) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Vostochny Selsoviet of Ikryaninsky District, Astrakhan Oblast, Russia. The population was 767 as of 2010.[2] There are 15 streets.
Geography
Vostochnoye is located 16 km northwest of Ikryanoye (the district's administrative centre) by road. Dzhamba is the nearest rural locality.[3]
History
Vostochnoye was founded by Kalmyk settlers in the 1930s. Its original name was Kisin-Sharburbä. After all ethnic Kalmyks were forcibly resettled to Siberia in 1943 by Joseph Stalin, it got its current name derived from the Russian word for "Eastern".[4]
In 2021, the local Kalmyk community composed of those who managed to return from the Siberian exile finished the construction of a Buddhist temple (khurul).
Gallery
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Statue near the Kalmyk khurul
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Buddhist flags and ribbons by Lake Golga
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Brick house on Mira Street
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Lake Golga
References
- ^ Карта села Восточное в Астраханской области
- ^ Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. 1. Численность и размещение населения Астраханской области
- ^ Расстояние от Икряного до Восточного
- ^ "Из истории села. Информационная справка". Восточнинская основная общеобразовательная школа (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-08-20.