▁poss esses ▁few ▁la kes . ▁ ▁Kal my k ia ' s ▁natural ▁resources ▁include ▁coal , ▁oil , ▁and ▁natural ▁gas . ▁ ▁The ▁republic ' s ▁wild life ▁includes ▁the ▁sa iga ▁ant el ope , ▁whose ▁habitat ▁is ▁protected ▁in ▁Ch y orn ye ▁Z em li ▁Nature ▁Reserve . ▁ ▁Cl imate ▁Kal my k ia ▁has ▁a ▁cold ▁semi - des ert ▁climate , ▁with ▁hot ▁and ▁dry ▁sum mers ▁and ▁cold ▁winter s ▁with ▁little ▁snow . ▁The ▁average ▁January ▁temperature ▁is ▁ ▁and ▁the ▁average ▁July ▁temperature ▁is ▁. ▁A verage ▁annual ▁precip itation ▁ranges ▁from ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁republic ▁to ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁west . ▁The ▁small ▁town ▁U tta ▁is ▁the ▁h ott est ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁whole ▁of ▁Russia . ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁during ▁a ▁significant ▁heat wave ▁affect ing ▁all ▁of ▁Russia , ▁an ▁all - time ▁record - high ▁temperature ▁was ▁observed ▁at ▁. ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁K urg an ▁hypothesis , ▁the ▁u pl and ▁regions ▁of ▁modern - day ▁Kal my k ia ▁formed ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁cr ad le ▁of ▁Ind o - Europe an ▁culture . ▁H undred s ▁of ▁K urg ans ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁in ▁these ▁areas , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Ind o - Europe an ▁Ur heim at ▁( Sam ara ▁culture , ▁S red ny ▁St og ▁culture , ▁Yam na ▁culture ). ▁ ▁The ▁territory ▁of