Country:

Zabaykalsk region
Value:
World value
Duration:
2–3 days
Cost:
free
Founded:
1949–1951
GPS:
Борлаг
Country:

Region:
Zabaykalsk region
Борлаг
Prison
Other names:
Борлаг
,
Borlag
Value:
World value
Visit duration:
2–3 days
Price (adult):
free
Why Top:
Uranium mining Gulag camp in Kodar mountains
Description:
Borlag was a Gulag camp in the Kodar mountains of Transbaikalia, created for uranium mining for the Soviet atomic bomb project. It was abandoned in 1951. Today ruins of barracks, mines, and machinery remain in the mountains.
Facts:
Uranium mining for Soviet atomic project
Categories:
Prison
Prison
Best visit time:
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Emergency:
112
Info:
Safety:
Remote mountains
Tips:
Ruins of barracks and mines
Connection:
No GSM
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