Novoselenginsk

51°06′11″N 106°41′12″E / 51.10306°N 106.68667°E / 51.10306; 106.68667

Novoselenginsk (Russian: Новоселенги́нск) is a rural locality (a settlement) in Selenginsky District of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia, located on the Selenge River south of Lake Baikal. Formerly called simply Selenginsk, it was one of the most important towns in Siberia before 1800.

The modern urban-type settlement of Selenginsk, located 115 kilometers (71 mi) to the north, is unrelated to this settlement.

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