What is "temlag"

Temlag , Temnikovsky Corrective Labor Camp, Temnikovsky ITL) was a camp of the Gulag labor camp system of the Soviet Union. It was located in the Mordovian ASSR. Its name derives from the town of Temnikov. It existed during 1931-1948. Major industries were logging, wood processing industries, and railroad construction. In addition it had a wide variety of other small-scale industries: construction, metalworking, railroad servicing, clothing and footwear production, etc. Upon liquidation its assets were split. The camp system was transferred to Dubravlag, while the industries were reorganized into the Temnikovsky Industrial Combine of Gulag , which itself did not manage any camps, and later it was also merged into Dubravlag.