Samagaltay
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Samagaltay (; ) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Tes-Khemsky District of Tuva, Russia. Population:
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- Locality
- Самагалтай
- Region
- Республика Тыва
- Country
- Россия
- Population
- 3,477
- Timezone
- Asia/Krasnoyarsk
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Key facts
- Russian rural locality.en_name
- Samagaltay
- Russian rural locality.ru_name
- Самагалтай
- Russian rural locality.loc_name1
- Самагалдай
- Russian rural locality.loc_lang1
- Tuvan
- Russian rural locality.map_label_position
- right
- Russian rural locality.image_flag
- Flag of Tes-Khemsky District (2013).svg
- Russian rural locality.federal_subject
- Tuva
- Russian rural locality.adm_district_jur
- Tes-Khemsky District
- Russian rural locality.adm_selsoviet_type
- Sumon
- Russian rural locality.adm_selsoviet_jur
- Samagaltaysky
- Russian rural locality.adm_ctr_of1
- Tes-Khemsky District
- Russian rural locality.adm_ctr_of2
- Samagaltaysky Sumon
- Russian rural locality.inhabloc_cat
- Rural locality
- Russian rural locality.inhabloc_type
- Selo
- Russian rural locality.mun_district_jur
- Tes-Khemsky Municipal District
- Russian rural locality.rural_settlement_jur
- Samagaltaysky Sumon Rural Settlement
- Russian rural locality.mun_admctr_of1
- Tes-Khemsky Municipal District
- Russian rural locality.mun_admctr_of2
- Samagaltaysky Sumon Rural Settlement
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Encyclopedic overview
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- History
- 20th century and modern Samagaltay
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Samagaltay (; ) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Tes-Khemsky District of Tuva, Russia. Population:
== History == Samagaltay was established in 1773 and became one of the first spiritual and administrative centers of Tuva. It was also the capital of Tuva until 1921. The settlement was not only a political hub but also a spiritual center, housing the residence of the Kamby Lama, the spiritual leader of Tuva.
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