Alygdzher
Алыгджер | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 53°38′N 98°13′E / 53.633°N 98.217°E [1] | |
Country | Russia |
Region | Irkutsk Oblast |
District | Nizhneudinsky District |
Elevation | 916 m (3,005 ft) |
Time zone | UTC+8:00 |
Alygdzher ( Russian: Алыгджер) is a village ( selo) in Nizhneudinsky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. It is the administrative center of the Tofalar Municipality in Tofalariya. The population was 508 in 2010 and 526 as of 2017. [2]
Alygdzher means 'wind' in the Tofa language. [3]
Alygdzher is the main population center of the Tofalar people group. In 2002, 248 Tofalars lived in it. From 1939-1950, the village was the head settlement of the Tofalar National Region. [4] [5]