Khuzhir, Irkutsk Oblast

Khuzhir (Russian: Хужир) is a rural locality (a settlement) in Olkhonsky District of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located on the west side of the Olkhon Island, the largest island in Lake Baikal.

Population: 1,251 (2010 Census);[1] 1,148 (2002 Census);[2] 1,219 (1989 Soviet census).

[3] Until June 2014, it had work settlement status.

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The Shaman Rock as seen from Khuzhir, looking west and south across Lake Baikal
Shamanic poles ( serge ) just next to the Shaman rock