Yazula (russian: Язула; alt, Jазулу, ''Ĵazulu'') is a
rural locality (a
selo) in
Ulagansky District
Ulagansky District (russian: Улага́нский райо́н; alt, Улаган аймак, ''Ulagan aymak'') is an administrativeLaw #101-RZ and municipalLaw #10-RZ district (raion), one of the ten in the Altai Republic, Russia. It is locat ...
, the
Altai Republic
The Altai Republic (; russian: Респу́блика Алта́й, Respublika Altay, ; Altai: , ''Altay Respublika''), also known as Gorno-Altai Republic, and colloquially, and primarily referred to in Russian to distinguish from the neighbour ...
,
Russia. The population was 247 as of 2016.
There are 4 streets.
The villagers of Yazula allegedly exhibit extraordinary sight, which they claim comes as a gift from a creature called
Almasti. Scientists considered it either a positive mutation caused by isolation in the mountains, or effect of radiation from falling
Baikonur Cosmodrome
The Baikonur Cosmodrome ( kk, Байқоңыр ғарыш айлағы, translit=Baiqoñyr ğaryş ailağy, ; russian: Космодром Байконур, translit=Kosmodrom Baykonur, ) is a spaceport in an area of southern Kazakhstan leased to R ...
space junk, which also allegedly once killed a
cow. Some Yazulan villagers also used Baikonur wrecks to create outhouses. However, very little information about this phenomenon is documented.
Geography
Yazula is located 87 km east of
Ulagan
Ulagan (russian: Улаган, alt, Улаган) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Ulagansky District of the Altai Republic, Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental co ...
(the district's administrative centre) by road. Saratan is the nearest rural locality.
Расстояние от Язулы до Улагана
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References
Rural localities in Ulagansky District
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