Kharantsy () is a village in the
Olkhonsky District of
Irkutsk Oblast
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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 (, also transliterated as Olchon; , ''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 constitutes the southwestern margin of th ...
, 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 is located that serves flights to
Irkutsk
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and local sightseeing flights.
At the Cape Kharantsy near the village many archaeological findings are made. On its south-eastern slope a burial from the 11th to 15th 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