Mogzon, Khiloksky District, Zabaykalsky Krai
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Mogzon is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement
) in the eastern part of Khiloksky District
of Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia
, located at the confluence
of the Khila and Khilok River
s. Population:
Mogzon is a railway station
of the Trans-Siberian Railway
.
Mogzonsky (Khilinsky) Arshan springs have been known to exist in this are since the end of the 19th century. A Buryat
ulus
of Mokzon was located in the vicinity. In 1895, a railway station of Arshan was established. It was later moved to the area of modern Mogzon and given its present name. In 1938, it was granted urban-type settlement status.
Mogzon's population growth and industrial development was and is tied to railway infrastructure. There is the museum of Mogzon's history founded in 1988.
Urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement ; , selyshche mis'koho typu ) is an official designation for a type of locality used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union...
) in the eastern part of Khiloksky District
Khiloksky District
Khiloksky District is an administrative and municipal district , one of the 31 in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the town of Khilok...
of Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located at the confluence
Confluence
Confluence, in geography, describes the meeting of two or more bodies of water.Confluence may also refer to:* Confluence , a property of term rewriting systems...
of the Khila and Khilok River
Khilok River
The Khilok River is a river in Eastern Siberia and part of the Selenge River. The length of the river is and its watershed is 38,500 km². There are a few settlements on its banks: Khilok, Bada etc....
s. Population:
Mogzon is a railway station
Train station
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of the Trans-Siberian Railway
Trans-Siberian Railway
The Trans-Siberian Railway is a network of railways connecting Moscow with the Russian Far East and the Sea of Japan. It is the longest railway in the world...
.
Mogzonsky (Khilinsky) Arshan springs have been known to exist in this are since the end of the 19th century. A Buryat
Buryats
The Buryats or Buriyads , numbering approximately 436,000, are the largest ethnic minority group in Siberia and are mainly concentrated in their homeland, the Buryat Republic, a federal subject of Russia...
ulus
Ulus
Ulus means "nation" or "people" in various Mongolic and Turkic languages.The Oirats, Crimean Khanate, and other Turkic nations used the term for their political division .The word may refer to:Places...
of Mokzon was located in the vicinity. In 1895, a railway station of Arshan was established. It was later moved to the area of modern Mogzon and given its present name. In 1938, it was granted urban-type settlement status.
Mogzon's population growth and industrial development was and is tied to railway infrastructure. There is the museum of Mogzon's history founded in 1988.