Kyakhta or Kiakhta ( Khyaagta) is a town in the Buryat Republic, Russia. It is located on the Kyakhta River near the Russian-Mongolian border. Besides the lower town or Kyakhta proper, the town also includes Troitskosavsk, about three kilometres to the north, and Ust-Kyakhta, sixteen kilometres further. The lower town stands directly opposite the Mongolian border town of Altanbulag. Population: 18,391 (2002 Census). History Kyakhta was founded by Savva Raguzinsky as a trading point between Russ… (More on Kyakhta)