- Discover Altai Mountain where you can experience the gorgeous Altai region and nomadic eagle hunting culture and unique traditions in Mongolia.
- Europeans call Altai Siberian Switzerland not without reason: the nature of the Altay mountains and the Swiss Alpes is very similar.
- 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.
- The Altai Republic is a federal subject and one of 22 republics in Russia. It is located in the West Siberia region of North Asia, within the Altai Mountains.
- Later, when Biyskaya Fortress (now the city of Biysk) was built, the massive development of the Altai territory, and more of its northwestern part, began.
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- Located in the heart of Asia, the Altai Republic of Russia may be pretty hostile to the faint-hearted or those who cannot take hardships of the wild into their stride.
- Altay, republic, southern Russia, in the Altai Mountains. It s bounded on the south by Mongolia and China.
- The modern population of the Altai is a mixture of indigenous Altais and Russian settlers. The Altai people represent an amalgamation of several Turkic tribes.