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The Best Attractions In Republic of Kalmykia

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The Republic of Kalmykia is a federal subject of Russia . As of the 2010 Census, its population was 289,481.Kalmykia is the only region in Europe where Buddhism is the most practiced religion, with Buddhists constituting a plurality of the population.Elista, the capital of the republic, has of late, gained an international reputation for international chess competitions.
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  • 2. City Chess Elista
    Chess City is a large complex devoted to chess and chess competitions located east of Elista, Kalmykia, in Russia. The neighborhood-size development consists of a central, four-story domed City Chess Hall surrounded by an Olympic-style village of Californian-Mediterranean Revival Style architecture. The site has a conference center, public swimming pool and a museum of Kalmyk Buddhist art. The complex features sculptures and artwork devoted to chess, including a statue of Ostap Bender, a fictional character of popular books written by Ilya Ilf and Yevgeni Petrov, who proposed a creation of world chess capital. The complex has been used to host visiting dignitaries like the Dalai Lama. Completed in 1998, the idea and development of Chess City is directly the result of Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, Ka...
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