Buddhism in Kalmykia
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Buddhism in Kalmykia
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The Kalmyks are the only Mongolic-speaking people of Europe whose national religion is Buddhism. In 2016, 53.4% of the population surveyed identified themselves as Buddhist. They live in Kalmykia, a federal subject of Russia in the southwest. Kalmykia borders Dagestan to the south, Stavropol Krai to the southwest, Rostov Oblast to the west, Volgograd Oblast to the northwest, and Astrakhan Oblast to the east. The Caspian Sea borders Kalmykia to the southeast. The Kalmyks are the descendants of Oi
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_in_Kalmykia
date created:
2005-12-04T00:06:23Z
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2024-08-31T17:02:05Z
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