Settlement Type: | Rural locality |
Yashkul | |
Native Name: | Яшкуль |
Pushpin Map: | Russia |
Coordinates: | 46.2958°N 45.5831°W |
Population Total: | 7861 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Federal district |
Subdivision Name1: | Southern Federal District |
Subdivision Type2: | Federal subject |
Subdivision Name2: | Kalmykia |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Yashkulsky District |
Yashkul (Russian: Я́шкуль, Kalmyk; Oirat: Яшкуль, Yaşkuľ) is a rural locality (a settlement) and the administrative center of Yashkulsky District of the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia. Population:
Yashkul has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSk), with cold winters and some of the hottest summers in Russia.