Shagonar

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Shagonar (Russian: Шагонар; Tuvan: Шагаан-Арыг) is a town in the Tuva Republic, Russia, located on the left bank of the Yenisei 124 km west of Kyzyl at 51°31′60″N, 92°47′60″E. Population: 11,008 (2002 Census); 10,084 (1989 Census).

Known since 1888. Town status since 1945.

The original town of Shagonar was engulfed by water in the 1970s due to the construction of Sayano-Shushenskaya hydroelectric power plant. It was rebuilt seven kilometers away from the original location.


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Capital: Kyzyl

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