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Istok, Russia

Исток

Istok is a town of 3,072 people in Buryatiya Republic, Russia.

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Population3,072 GeoNames
Local nameИсток
Elevation453 m 1,486 ft
Time zoneAsia/Irkutsk
Nearest airportBaikal Airport (UUD) 88 km

About Istok

Istok (Russian: Исток) is a rural locality (a selo) in Kabansky District, Republic of Buryatia, Russia. The population was 262 as of 2010. There are 6 streets.

From the Wikipedia article Istok, Kabansky District, Republic of Buryatia (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Map of Istok

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Getting there and nearby towns

Baikal Airport (UUD) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 88 km away.

  • Posol’skoye 10 km southwest, about 10 min by car
  • Kamensk 26 km southeast, about 26 min by car
  • Kabansk 28 km east, about 28 min by car
  • Selenginsk 43 km east, about 43 min by car
  • Babushkin 50 km southwest, about 50 min by car
  • Bugul’deyka 52 km north, about 52 min by car
  • Bol’shoye Goloustnoye 58 km west, about 58 min by car
  • Il’inka 70 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Yelantsy 79 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Ivolginsk 81 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car

Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.

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