Lagan
Description
Lagan is a town and the administrative center of Lagansky District in the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia, located a few kilometers from the Caspian Sea. Population: 14,323 (2010). In terms of population, it is the second biggest town in the republic after the capital Elista.
History
It was founded in 1870. Town status was granted to it in 1963. In Soviet period, from 1944 to 1991, it was known as Kaspiysky. In 1964 Lagan has been granted city status. Lagan was held by Germans during August-December 1942, infiltrated by The Abwehr, 1933-November 1943, etc.
Religion
Most of the population in Lagan are Buddhists. There is a Buddhist temple in the town, known as Dardeling Temple.
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