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Elista,Kalmykia - Buddhism Capital of Europe

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Elista is the Capital of the Kalmyk Republic and is considered the Chess Capital of the World and the Only Buddhism Capital of Europe and Western Russia.

Elista is a Multiethnic City and Majority of the Populations the Kalmyks are descendants of the Oirats and other Mongol Tribes during Genghis Khan that settled near Southern Volga. During the Russian Empire, Kalmyks joined the Russian Army and with the Cossacks.

City Population (2010) : 102,900

Ethnic Groups: Kalmyk, Russian, Dargin, Avar, Tatars, Ukrainian, Chechen, Belorussian and German

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