Elista
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Elista is the capital city of the Republic of Kalmykia, a region located in Russia. It serves as the main administrative and cultural center for Kalmykia's population and governance.
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Key facts
- Russian inhabited locality.en_name
- Elista
- Russian inhabited locality.ru_name
- Элиста
- Russian inhabited locality.loc_name1
- Элст
- Russian inhabited locality.loc_lang1
- Kalmyk
- Russian inhabited locality.other_name
- Stepnoy (Степной)
- Russian inhabited locality.other_lang
- Former name
- Russian inhabited locality.image_skyline
- ElistaMontage.png
- Russian inhabited locality.image_caption
- Golden Temple, Echo Monument, Monument to Oka Gorodovikov, Stupa of enlightenment, Golden Door
- Russian inhabited locality.pushpin_map
- European Russia#Russia Kalmykia#Russia#Europe
- Russian inhabited locality.image_flag
- Flag of Elista (Kalmykia).svg
- Russian inhabited locality.image_coa
- Coat of Arms of Elista (Kalmykia) (2004).png
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15 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Climate
- Administrative and municipal status
- Features
- Transportation
- Demographics
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Sport
- Gallery
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Sources
- External links
Elista (, ; , Elst, ) is the capital city of the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia.
It was known as Stepnoy (Степно́й) from 1944 to 1957.