Kharantsy (russian: Хар́анцы) is a village in the
Olkhonsky District of
Irkutsk Oblast
Irkutsk Oblast (russian: Ирку́тская о́бласть, Irkutskaya oblast; bua, Эрхүү можо, Erkhüü mojo) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in southeastern Siberia in the basins of the Angara, Lena, and Nizh ...
of
Russia
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, a part of the Khuzhirskiy municipal unit. Located in the middle part of the western coast of
Olkhon Island
Olkhon ( rus, Ольхо́н, also transliterated as Olchon; bua, Ойхон, ''Oikhon'') is the third-largest lake island in the world. It is by far the largest island in Lake Baikal in eastern Siberia, with an area of . Structurally, it const ...
, in 7 km to the north from the municipal unit centre — village
Khuzhir. Population:
In the village there are several hostels for the tourists (
Turbazas). In the summer a recreation camp for children is operating.
Near the village a
grass airstrip
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is located that serves flights to
Irkutsk
Irkutsk ( ; rus, Иркутск, p=ɪrˈkutsk; Buryat language, Buryat and mn, Эрхүү, ''Erhüü'', ) is the largest city and administrative center of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. With a population of 617,473 as of the 2010 Census, Irkutsk is ...
and local sightseeing flights.
At the Cape Kharantsy near the village many archaeological findings are made. On its southeastern slope a burial of 11 - 15 century was found; in the western part - the remains of settlements dated 5 millennium BC - 10 century AD. The archaeological findings include a quiver, an iron spear, knives, arrowheads and fragments of pottery.
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Rural localities in Irkutsk Oblast
Archaeological sites in Siberia
Populated places on Lake Baikal
Olkhon Island