Kalmykia, [note 1] officially the Republic of Kalmykia, [note 2] is a republic of Russia, located in the Volga region of European Russia. The republic is part of the Southern Federal District , and borders Dagestan to the south and Stavropol Krai to the southwest; Volgograd Oblast to the northwest and north and Astrakhan Oblast to the north and ...

The Kalmyks are the only traditionally Buddhist ethnic group who are located inside Europe. Through emigration, small Kalmyk communities have been established in the United States, France, Germany, and the Czech Republic. [12]

3 days ago · Kalmykiya, republic in southwestern Russia, lying northwest of the Caspian Sea and west of the lower Volga River. On the east it reaches the Caspian shore, and in the northeast it touches the Volga. Most of the republic lies in the vast lowland of the northern Caspian Depression, the greater part lying below sea level.

Aug 26, 2020 · Kalmykia is a historical crossroads on the Silk Road. The Western Mongol Kalmyk tribes, also called Oirats, migrated across Central Asia from an ancestral home around Xinjiang, China and southeastern Kazakhstan and eventually arrived in Southern Russia, displacing the Tatars of the Astrakhan Khanate.

Kalmykia is a great historical crossroad and the geographical center of the Eurasian continent. The development of tourism in Kalmykia has been greatly facilitated by its advantageous geographical position.

The republic Kalmykia places in the extreme southeast of the European part of Russia. Extent of territory from the north on the south — 448 km, from the West on the east — 423 km.

Jul 26, 2017 · The Republic of Kalmykia is a federal subject of Russia located in the very south-east of the European part of the country, part of the Southern Federal District. Elista is the capital city of the region. The population of Kalmykia is about 268,000 (2022), the area - 74,731 sq. km.

In the early XVII century the Kalmyks became part of the Russian state, having become powerful guards of its South borders and obtained vast territories for nomading in the interfluves of Yaik and Volga, in Don and Caspian sea. Kalmyk khanate was formed here.

Kalmykia (Russian: Калмыкия; Kalmyk: Хальмг, Xälmıg IPA: [xɑlʲˈməg]), officially the Republic of Kalmykia, [a] is a republic of Russia located directly north of the North Caucasus in Eastern Europe.

Nov 29, 2011 · The Republic of Kalmykia is a constituent republic of the Russian Federation situated south of the Volga on the north-western shores of the Caspian Sea. It shares its south-eastern border with...