- High-altitude Shavlinsky lakes in the Altai are known for their bright turquoise water, which has acquired such color as a result of melting of glaciers.
- The Altai are a collection of tribes who reside near the Altai mountains. They share a common culture and similar languages and as such are often …
- The Altai Mountains are home to an incredible diversity of vulnerable species, including snow leopard, argali sheep, Siberian lynx, grizzly bear, wolverine, and lynx.
- In 1756, the Altai slaves managed to break free, returned to the Altai and voluntarily joined Russia. Soviet power was established in 1919.
- These Buddhists were members of an arcane brotherhood who claimed that the mystical kingdom lay somewhere between the Tien Shan and the Altai mountains.
- In 10 days you will drive more than 1500 km by car and 75 km on horseback, reaching the most remote and picturesque places of the Altai.
- Altai – the precious pearl of Russia, the land of colossal mountains, great rivers and lakes, authentic traditions and beliefs.
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- In the Altai Mountains, there are many intra-basins of different heights with cold mountain lakes. Altai is often called “Russian Tibet” or “Siberian Alps”.
- It encompasses almost all the Altai Mountains, the western slopes of the Salair Ridge, and the adjoining lowlands and foothills known as the Steppe Altai.