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Oran-Bulg Destination Guide

Discover Oran-Bulg in Russia

Oran-Bulg in the region of Kalmykiya is a town located in Russia - some 730 mi or ( 1175 km ) South-East of Moscow , the country's capital .

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Local time in Oran-Bulg is now 05:04 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Moscow " with a UTC offset of 4 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Volgograd, Vladikavkaz, Shen-Khor, Makhachkala, and Grozny. When in this area, you might want to check out Volgograd . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Oran-Bulg ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Chess City

Chess City (also referred to as City-Chess) is a large complex devoted to chess and chess competitions located east of Elista, Kalmykia, in Russia. The neighborhood-size development consists of a central, four-story domed City Chess Hall surrounded by an Olympic-style village of Californian-Mediterranean Revival Style architecture. The site has a conference center, public swimming pool and a museum of Kalmyk Buddhist art.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 46.30 44.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Tags: 1998 in chess, Buildings and structures in Kalmykia, Chess in Russia, Chess places, Sport in Elista, Sports venues completed in 1998

Burkhan Bakshin Altan Sume

On December 27, 2005, the Burkhan Bakshin Altan Sume ("The Golden Abode of the Buddha Shakyamuni") was opened in Elista, the capital of the Republic of Kalmykia, a federal subject of the Russian Federation. More than 5,000 people attended the opening ceremony, including representatives of Tibetan Buddhist communities from Moscow, Volgograd and Saratov.

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Located at 46.31 44.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 28 km away
Tags: 2005 establishments in Russia, Buddhism in Kalmykia, Buddhist monasteries in Russia, Buildings and structures in Kalmykia, Religious buildings completed in 2005