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Ivolga archaeological site

Site in Buryatia, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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The Ivolga (Xiongnu) archaeological site (Russian Иволгинское (Хуннское) городище Ivolginskoye (Hunnskoe) gorodishche) is the place of a fortified city of the Xiongnu which was founded in the 3rd century BC and destroyed in the 1st century BC.[1] It is sited in the Selenga Highlands near Ulan-Ude, the capital of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia. It is part of the folklore of this city where the Xiongnu are mixed up with the Huns.[2]

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Entry to the Ivolga archaeo­logical site. The Buryat line of the road sign translates “Xiongnu city”.
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