Duty (village)

Duty (Russian: Ду́тый, also known as "Дуты" or "Дутово") is a village (selo) in the southern part of Khiloksky District of Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia, located at the confluence of the and , 65 kilometers (40 mi) away from Khilok.

In the 1950s, a logging post of Areysky Logging-Lumbering Enterprise was located here. During the 1970s and 1980s, Duty was home to a Soviet Army engineering battalion building the road between Ulan-Ude and Chita. Duty was abandoned in 2002 because of the devastating wildfire,^{[citation needed]} but, as of 2004, it was not officially abolished.^[1]

The archeological complex of Shaman-Gora is located in the vicinity of the village.

References[]

^ Закон Читинской области №552-ЗЧО от 19 мая 2004 г. "Об установлении границ, наименований вновь образованных муниципальных образований и наделении их статусом сельского, городского поселения в Читинской области". Статья 1, 24-з (Law of Chita Oblast #552-ZChO of May 19, 2004 On Establishing the Borders, Names of Newly Formed Municipal Formations and On Granting Them the Status of Rural, Urban Settlement of Chita Oblast. Article 1, #24-z)

The Encyclopedia of Trans-Baikal. Entry on "Duty"

Coordinates: 50°59′31″N 110°47′11″E / 50.99194°N 110.78639°E / 50.99194; 110.78639

[1] Закон Читинской области №552-ЗЧО от 19 мая 2004 г. "Об установлении границ, наименований вновь образованных муниципальных образований и наделении их статусом сельского, городского поселения в Читинской области". Статья 1, 24-з (Law of Chita Oblast #552-ZChO of May 19, 2004 On Establishing the Borders, Names of Newly Formed Municipal Formations and On Granting Them the Status of Rural, Urban Settlement of Chita Oblast. Article 1, #24-z)

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