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Kalmykia

American  
[kal-mik-ee-uh, kuhl-mi-kyuh] / kælˈmɪk i ə, kʌlˈmɪ kjə /
Or Kalmykiya

noun

  1. an autonomous republic in the Russian Federation in Europe, on the NW shore of the Caspian Sea. 75,900 sq. mi. (196,581 sq. km). Elista.


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It’s known as the “Lonely Poplar”, and it’s located in Kalmykia, Russia.

From NewsForKids.net Feb. 21, 2024

To take advantage of this, Hermitage hired disabled people for its companies in Kalmykia.

From The New Yorker Aug. 13, 2018

Said Osmanov, 22, from Dagestan, appeared to urinate on the statue, in Russia’s largely Buddhist region of Kalmykia in the country’s south-west, before aiming a high-kick at its face.

From The Guardian Apr. 5, 2016

Visit Kalmykia: According to the New York Times, Snowden listed his religion as Buddhism after working at a U.S. military base in Japan.

From Time Aug. 2, 2013

Ilyumzhinov was also the president of the Russian Republic of Kalmykia, on the northwest shores of the Caspian Sea.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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