Sug-Aksy


Sug-Aksy is a rural locality and the administrative center of Sut-Kholsky District of Tuva, Russia. Population:

Etymology

From Tuvan Sug-Aksy is translated as sug - “water, river”, aksy - “mouth of the river”.

History

The first houses in the village appeared in 1938. In 1940, the first school was opened in the village of Sut-Khol, the director of which was Ivan Chadamovich Onamchal. In 1942-1943, the first cultural center was built, combined with a first-aid post.
Until 1991 it was called Sut-Khol.
In 2008-2010, the Buddhist temple “Dupten Sheduplin” was built in Sug-Aksy.

Geography

Located 260 km west of Kyzyl on the banks of the Khemchik River.