Buryatia

Places of Religious Worship

Alkhanai Natural Worship Complex.

1. Location: Aginsk Buryat Autonomous District, Alkhanai Village, Mount Alkhanai.
2. Description: Alkhanai Natural Worship Complex is one of the most significant Buddhist worship places in Russia; the 5th among North Buddhism sacred peaks.
3. Protection status: Federal.
4. Transport accessibility: .
5. Living conditions: Tent camp, yurtas (Buryat traditional dwelling), tourist complex (buildings, camping).
6. Main sites: Natural worship sites ("Khram Vorota" - Gate Temple, '"Dim-chik Soume", "Chrevo Matcri" - Mother's Womb, "Tshel Greshnikov" - Sinners' Crack, "Nebesnaya Mouzykantsha" Heavenly Musician, "Ars-han" - Curative Spring, etc.) ? Buryat people.

Five Great Oboo's (Natural sacred sites).

1. Location: Aginsk Buryat Autonomous District.
2. Description: Oboo in Buddhist religion is a place of spirits of nature worship.
3. Protection status: No status.
4. Transport accessibility: Good: highway, dirt roads (200-350 km from Chita).
5. Living conditions: Camping, private houses of local residents.
6. Main sites: Sacred oboo's. steppe landscapes.

Aginsky Datsan (Buddhist Temple).

1. Location: Aginsk Buryat Autonomous District, Amitkhasha Village.
2. Description: Temple complex and Buddhist University.
3. Protection status: Architectural site.
4. Transport accessibility: Highway (160 km from Chita).
5. Living conditions: Hotels in Aginskoe Village: "Altan Serge", "Onon", "Sapsan".
6. Main sites: Everything in the complex is interesting for visitors: temples, Buddhist University, monks' life, territory of the temple.

Saltern C7 MLnbaihalla.

1. Description: The museum is located in the building of R ussian Army Officers'
2. Club. It was opened in 196 The museum contains materials about heroic
3. feats of fighting men and guerrillas during the Civil and Great Patriotic Wars.
4. The museum has six expositions and one exhibition hall. The museum fund comprises 6,000 items.
5. Transport accessibility: All types of public transport.

Miner alogical Museum of Chita State University (CSU).

1. Location: 28 Gorky St., Chita, Russia. Tel.: 232-700.
2. Description: The museum is located in the building of CSU. It was founded in 197 The museum consists of the following departments: Mineralogy department, Petrography department. Eastern Transbaikalian Mineral de¬partment. Among exhibits arc different samples of ore, minerals, rocks, etc. The museum fund comprises more than 2,500 items. There are samples from all the Chita region mineral deposits in the Department of Natural Resources. Unique exhibits include clinkers of present-day volcanoes, Tolbachek and Karymsky.
3. Transport accessibility: All types of public transport.
4. VIII. Paleontological Museum of Chita State University (CSU).
5. Location: 28 Gorky St., Chita, Russia. Tel.: 232-700.
6. Description: The museum is located in the building of CSU. It was founded in 199 The expositions are created by Professor Sofya Pavlovna Sinitsa. Among exhibits are remains of all ancient major plant and animal species and their contemporary analogs. The museum contains unique exhibits: remains of the first terrestrial plants, eggs of the Gobi Desert predatory and herbivorous dinosaurs. One of the expositions is dedicated to the history of origin, formation, and extinction of diverse groups of Transbaikalian organic remnants.
7. Transport accessibility: All types of public transport.