Kyakhta (English spelling)

Japanese: キャフタ（英語表記）Kyakhta

A city in the Republic of Buryatia, in central-eastern Russia, in southern Eastern Siberia. It is located in the Selenga River valley, about 180 km southwest of the republic's capital, Ulan-Ude. It is a border town along the highway connecting Ulan-Ude and Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia. After the Treaty of Kyakhta was signed with China in 1727, the Troitskosavsk Fortress was built near the village of Kyakhta in 1728, and Kyakhta gained importance as a gateway from China to Russia, and developed into a trading center between the two countries. In 1935, Troitskosavsk and Kyakhta merged to form the city of Kyakhta. Industries include shoemaking, bricks, textiles, and meat. Naushki, a railway station connecting Ulan-Ude and Ulaanbaatar, is located about 30 km west of the city. Population: 18,200 (1991 estimate).

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Japanese:

ロシア中東部，東シベリア南部，ブリヤート共和国の都市。共和国首都ウランウデの南西約 180km，セレンガ川河谷にある。ウランウデとモンゴルのウラーンバートルを結ぶハイウェーに沿う国境の町。 1727年清国との間にキャフタ条約が結ばれたのち，28年キャフタ村の近くにトロイツコサフスク要塞が築かれ，清国からロシアへの門戸として重要性を増し，両国間の交易の中心地として発展。 1935年トロイツコサフスクとキャフタ村が合併してキャフタ市となった。製靴，煉瓦，繊維，食肉などの工業がある。市の西約 30kmには，ウランウデとウラーンバートルを結ぶ鉄道の駅ナウシキがある。人口1万 8200 (1991推計) 。

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