Khorinsk


Khorinsk is a rural locality and the administrative center of Khorinsky District of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia. Population:

History

Khorinsk was formed by the merger of two villages: Duma and Bazar. Duma was the center of Khorin steppe Duma. In the village Bazar lived yasak peasants and held trade fair. After the abolition of The steppe Duma village became known as the village of Nikolskoye. In 1917, Nikolskoye was renamed Dodo-Anninskoe. In 1926, the village was named Khorinsk.