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 . 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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Cities and towns in the Tuva Republic |  |
| Capital: Kyzyl Ak-Dovurak | Chadan | Shagonar | Turan |
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