Olchon is the third-largest lake-bound island in the world. It is the largest of the 22 islands in the Lake Baikal eastern Siberia, with an area of 730 square kilometres 71 km long and 15 km wide, and is situated in the very center of the Lake near the deepest part of it (1637 m). Its diverse landscape is a combination of taiga, steppe, and rocks. The population of the island is less than 1,500 and consists mostly of Buryats, the island's aboriginal people related to Mongols. The special atmosphere reigning on the Olkhon Island untouched by civilization makes it a unique place. There is neither electricity (kerosene lamps used instead) nor telephone lines there, and cell phones don't work either. Russian baths make it up for the absence of shower cabins. The original ancient name of the Island is 'Oy-Khun' which means 'a small forest'. The Lake Baikal is the blue heart of Siberia, and the Olkhon Island is the heart of the Lake Baikal, and the home of many peoples and tribes of the Central Asia. It is also a religious center of Shamanism, a place of the annual spiritual gatherings of shamans from the northern territories of Russia. Lots of legends and myths are associated with the Island that was believed to be a sacred place inhabited by formidable spirits. Natives believe that Burkhan, a modern religious cult figure of the Altai peoples, lives in the cave in this rock. The rock is one of nine Asian Most Sacred Places. The museum at Olkhon, exhibits the nature and ethnography of the island, including pipe-smoking and a samovar collection.

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