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Baikal Amur Corrective Labor Camp (Bamlag) (Russian: Байка́ло-Аму́рский исправи́тельно-трудово́й ла́герь, Бамла́г) was a subdivision of GULAG which existed during 1932-1948. Its main activity was construction of the Baikal–Amur Mainline and secondary railroad branches. Its peak headcount was about 201,000 (1938). In 1938 it was dismantled into several railroad support camps: Amurlag, ru:Южлаг, ru:Западный железнодорожный ИТЛ, ru:Востоклаг, ru:Юго-Восточный железнодорожный ИТЛ, ru:Бурлаг. Its administration was headquartered in the settlement of Svobodny, Amur Oblast.

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Amur Oblast

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World Prisons. (2026). Bamlag. Retrieved October 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/bamlag
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"Bamlag." World Prisons. Accessed October 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/bamlag.
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@misc{worldprisons-bamlag,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Bamlag},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/bamlag},
  urldate = {2026-10-21}
}