Ivolga archaeological site

The Ivolga archaeological site (Russian Иволгинское городище Ivolginskoye 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]

References

^ История Улан-Удэ (History of Ulan-Ude) [Ред. совет: Айдаев Г. А., Тучков С. М., Нагуслаева Т. М., Номогоева В. В., Матвеева А. И.]. – Кемерово: Кузбассвузидат, 2012. – p. 13–17
^ "Гуннский международный фонд (International Hun Fond)" (in Russian). Русское географическое общество (Russian Geographic Society). 2010. Retrieved November 22, 2013.

51°45′03″N 109°08′39″E / 51.7507°N 109.1442°E / 51.7507; 109.1442

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[1] История Улан-Удэ (History of Ulan-Ude) [Ред. совет: Айдаев Г. А., Тучков С. М., Нагуслаева Т. М., Номогоева В. В., Матвеева А. И.]. – Кемерово: Кузбассвузидат, 2012. – p. 13–17

[2] "Гуннский международный фонд (International Hun Fond)" (in Russian). Русское географическое общество (Russian Geographic Society). 2010. Retrieved November 22, 2013.

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