Agin-Buryat Okrug in the context of "Buryat people"

⭐ In the context of Buryat people, the Agin-Buryat Okrug is considered…

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⭐ Core Definition: Agin-Buryat Okrug

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Agin-Buryat Okrug (Russian: Аги́нский Буря́тский о́круг; Buryat: Агын Буряадай тойрог, Agyn Buryaaday Toyrog), or Aga Buryatia, is an administrative division of Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. It was a federal subject of Russia (an autonomous okrug of Chita Oblast) until it merged with Chita Oblast to form Zabaykalsky Krai on March 1, 2008. Prior to the merger, it was called Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug (Аги́нский Буря́тский автоно́мный о́круг). Its administrative center is the urban-type settlement of Aginskoye. It is one of the two Buryat okrugs in Russia, the other one is Ust-Orda Buryat Okrug of Irkutsk Oblast.

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👉 Agin-Buryat Okrug in the context of Buryat people

The Buryats are a Mongolic ethnic group native to southeastern Siberia who speak the Buryat language. They are one of the two largest indigenous groups in Siberia, the other being the Yakuts. The majority of the Buryats today live in their titular homeland, the Republic of Buryatia, a federal subject of Russia which sprawls along the southern border and partially straddles Lake Baikal. Smaller groups of Buryats also inhabit Ust-Orda Buryat Okrug (Irkutsk Oblast) and the Agin-Buryat Okrug (Zabaykalsky Krai) which are to the west and east of Buryatia respectively as well as northeastern Mongolia and Inner Mongolia, China. Traditionally, they formed the major northern subgroup of the Mongols.

Buryats share many customs with other Mongolic peoples, including nomadic herding, and erecting gers for shelter. Today the majority of Buryats live in and around Ulan-Ude, the capital of the Buryat Republic, although many still follow a more traditional lifestyle in the countryside. They speak a central Mongolic language called Buryat. UNESCO's 2010 edition of the Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger classifies the Buryat language as "severely endangered".

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Agin-Buryat Okrug in the context of Ust-Orda Buryat Okrug

Ust-Orda Buryat Okrug, or Ust-Orda Buryatia, is an administrative division of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. It was a federal subject of Russia (an autonomous okrug of Irkutsk Oblast) from 1993 to January 1, 2008, when it merged with Irkutsk Oblast. It also had autonomous okrug status from September 26, 1937 to 1993. Prior to the merger, it was called Ust-Orda Buryat Autonomous Okrug (Усть-Орды́нский Буря́тский автоно́мный о́круг). It is one of the two Buryat okrugs in Russia, the other one is Agin-Buryat Okrug in Zabaykalsky Krai.

It has an area of 22,138.1 square kilometers (8,547.6 sq mi). Population: 125,177 (2010 census).

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Agin-Buryat Okrug in the context of Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug

Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug (Buryat: Агын Буряадай автономито тойрог) was a federal subject of the Russian Federation. On 1 March 2008, the region merged with Chita Oblast (which it was surrounded by) to form the new Zabaykalsky Krai. The territory of the former ABAO is now the Agin-Buryat Okrug of Zabaykalsky Krai, in which it has a special status.

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Agin-Buryat Okrug in the context of Aginskoye, Zabaykalsky Krai

Aginskoye (Russian: Аги́нское; Buryat: Ага, Aga; Mongolian: Аг, Ag) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Agin-Buryat Okrug and of Aginsky District in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. It is located in the valley of the Aga River (the Amur basin). Population: 15,596 (2010 census); 11,717 (2002 census); 9,286 (1989 Soviet census); 7,200 (1967).

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LINKED FROM (PARENTS)
← Buryat people ← Buryats ← Ust-Orda Buryat Okrug ← Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug ← Aginskoye, Zabaykalsky Krai
LINKS TO (CHILDREN)
Russian language → Buryat language → Zabaykalsky Krai → Russia → Federal subjects of Russia → Autonomous okrug → Chita Oblast → Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug → Administrative center → Urban-type settlement → Aginskoye, Zabaykalsky Krai → Ust-Orda Buryat Okrug →