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Elista (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 46 18 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 46.3000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 044 14 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 44.2333 decimal degrees |
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Note: Kalmyks were exiled by Germany in 1944; republic was dissolved & name was changed to Stepnoy; today is mainly an agricultural center; site of Kalmyk University, teacher-training & medical colleges. |
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| Elista (preferred,C,V,O,Russian-P)
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............ | used 1865-1944, restored in 1957 |
| Элиста (C,U,Russian)
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| Stepnoi (H,V,Russian)
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| Stepnoy (H,V,Russian)
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............ | from 1944-1957 |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Elista (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded in 1865 |
| city (C) |
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since 1930 |
| regional capital (C) |
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| agricultural center (C) |
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