Shagonar (Russian: Шагонар; Tuvan: Шагаан-Арыг) is a town and the administrative center of Ulug-Khemsky District of the Tuva Republic, Russia, located on the left bank of the Yenisei 124 kilometers (77 mi) west of Kyzyl. Population: 10,958 (2010 Census preliminary results); 11,008 (2002 Census); 10,084 (1989 Census).
It had been known since 1888. Town status was granted to it in 1945.
The original town of Shagonar was engulfed by water in the 197...
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- Shagonar, Russia