Tayshet

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Tayshet railway station - station on the trans-Siberian railway
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Tayshet railway station - station on the trans-Siberian railway

Tayshet (Russian: Тайше́т) is a town and a railroad junction in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. The name comes from the river of the same name on which the town stands and means, in the Ket language, "cold river". Population: 38,535 (2002 Census); 35,000 (1974 est.).


Coat of arms of Irkutsk Oblast Cities and towns in Irkutsk Oblast Flag of Russia
Administrative center: Irkutsk

Alzamay | Angarsk | Baykalsk | Biryusinsk | Bodaybo | Bratsk | Cheremkhovo | Kirensk | Nizhneudinsk | Sayansk | Shelekhov | Slyudyanka | Svirsk | Tayshet | Tulun | Usolye-Sibirskoye | Ust-Ilimsk | Ust-Kut | Vikhorevka | Zheleznogorsk-Ilimsky | Zima

Coordinates: 55°56′N 97°60′E


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