- For foreigners it's a bit of a pain to get the paperwork done as you need an extra border pass but this part of the Altai Republic is really beautiful.
- Respublika Altay. Altai Coat of Arms Altai Flag. ... There are around 200,000 living in the Altai Republic. Altai Republic - Map of Russian regions.
- The indigenous population of the Altai Mountains – the Altaians – migrated to Altai in ancient times from the headwaters of the Yenisei.
- New Altai Republic is a young and relatively inexperienced nation in the centre of Asia and this can be seen in the streets of its capital as well as in the villages plotting its beautiful...
- There are unique museums in the Altai Territory, many of which are associated with the names of great compatriots. Monuments and sculptures.
- For innumerable centuries being the cross-roads of human migration, the Altai has a long and rich history. A lot of archaeological finds prove that.
- Commonly known that maral deer farming is widely represented in the Altai Mountains and provides medical centers with precious velvet antlers products.
- Closer to the Mongolian border the Altai landscape surprises, so that one of the valleys got the unofficial name "Mars".
- The culture of the Altai Republic has absorbed the richest experience, traditions, spiritual values accumulated by previous generations.
- Mt Belukha, the highest peak of Altai Mountains, on the border with Kazakhstan. Altai (Russian: Республика Алтай rees-POOB-leek-uh uhl-TIGH)...