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Elista
The population of Elista: 103,535 people (2021)
Date of foundation of Elista: 1865
Elista city phone code: +7 84722
Elista's car area code: 8
Elista is a city located in mysterious Kalmykia. It is the largest city in the republic, with a population of over 100 thousand. As soon as they don't call Elista: the chess capital of Russia, the capital of Buddhism and just a town with the most friendly citizens. The distance from Elista to Moscow is 1,250 km.
The economy of Elista
The city has developed the food, light and printing industries, the oil and gas industry, energy and construction.
Transport in Elista
Highways pass through Elista: P216 Stavropol — Elista — Astrakhan, P22 Elista — Volgograd, Elista — Arzgir — Mineralnye Vody, Elista — Remontnoye — Zimovniki. Buses run from Elista bus station to Moscow, St. Petersburg, Rostov-on-Don, Stavropol, Volgograd and other cities. The city has Elista airport, from where planes fly to Moscow, Sochi, Rostov-on-Don.
Distance from Elista to major cities
By road: Voronezh ~ 610 km, Volgodonsk ~ 230 km, Nizhny Novgorod ~ 1300 km, Saratov ~ 650 km, Volgograd ~ 260 km, Kazan ~ 1300 km, Samara ~ 1100 km, Orenburg ~ 1400 km, Rostov-on-Don ~ 480 km, Salsk ~ 270 km, Astrakhan ~ 300 km., Lagan ~ 310 km., Stavropol ~ 260 km., Krasnodar ~ 500 km., Sochi ~ 750 km., Budennovsk ~ 250 km., Mineralnye Vody ~ 360 km., Tbilisi ~ 780 km., Makhachkala ~ 560 km., Baku ~ 900 km.
What to see in Elista
Many sights and monuments of the capital of Kalmykia have oriental symbols and ornaments. Most often, tourists come to the city for the sake of two Buddhist temples, the largest in Europe. Therefore, these structures are equally valuable for both Russia and Europe.
The main one is the Golden Abode of Shakyamuni Buddha Temple, which is a snow–white grandiose building. The Golden Gate, decorated with images about the life of Kalmykia in the past and present, will certainly attract attention. It is believed that if you go through the gate, you can be cleansed spiritually.
Sights of Elista
Golden Abode of Shakyamuni Buddha, Red School, Pagoda of Seven Days, Golden Gate, Golden Horseman, Echo, Monument to Ubashi Khan, Bortha, Kolonsky Pond, Kazan Cathedral, Monument to the victims of the Stalinist Genocide, Monument to soldiers of the 28th Army, National Library of Kalmykia, Monument to Kirov, National Museum of Kalmykia, Kalmyk State Drama Theater named after Baatra Basangov, Chapel of St. Sergius of Radonezh, Stupa of Enlightenment, Pagoda of Seven Days, Fountain "Three Lotuses", Fountain sculpture "Boy and Dragon", Triumphal Arch, City of Chess, Museum of Chess Glory, Monument to Ostap Bender.
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