Kyzyl-Mazhalyk Explained

En Name:Kyzyl-Mazhalyk
Ru Name:Кызыл-Мажалык
Loc Name1:Кызыл-Мажалык
Loc Lang1:Tuvan
Coordinates:51.145°N 90.5833°W
Map Label Position:right
Federal Subject:Tuva
Adm District Jur:Barun-Khemchiksky District
Adm Selsoviet Type:Sumon
Adm Selsoviet Jur:Teelinsky
Adm Selsoviet Jur Ref:[1]
Adm Ctr Of1:Barun-Khemchiksky District
Adm Ctr Of2:Kyzyl-Mazhalyksky Sumon
Inhabloc Cat:Rural locality
Inhabloc Type:Selo
Mun Data As Of:October 2011
Mun District Jur:Barun-Khemchiksky Municipal District
Mun District Jur Ref:[2]
Rural Settlement Jur:Kyzyl-Mazhalyksky Sumon Rural Settlement
Mun Admctr Of1:Barun-Khemchiksky Municipal District
Mun Admctr Of2:Kyzyl-Mazhalyksky Sumon Rural Settlement
Pop 2010Census:5072
Date:September 2018

Kyzyl-Mazhalyk (ru|Кызыл-Мажалык; tyv|Кызыл-Мажалык|Kızıl-Majalık) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Barun-Khemchiksky District of Tuva, Russia. Population:

Etymology

The settlement is located on the Mazhalyk River. The toponym is of Turkic origin and consists of the words: kyzyl - “red”, and Mazhalyk in the Tuvan language means “hill".[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Resolution #1648 ZP-1
  2. Law #268 VKh-1
  3. Book: Pospelov, E. M. . Geograficheskie nazvanii︠a︡ Rossii: toponimicheskiĭ slovarʹ: bolee 4,000 nazvaniĭ geograficheskikh obʺektov Rossii . 2008 . AST : Astrelʹ . 978-5-17-054966-5 . Moskva . 433173167.