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Ursul River (Russia)
The Ursul (russian: Урсул; alt, Урсул) is a river of Ongudaysky District, in the Altai Republic The Altai Republic (; russian: Респу́блика Алта́й, Respublika Altay, ; Altai: , ''Altay Respublika''), also known as Gorno-Altai Republic, and colloquially, and primarily referred to in Russian to distinguish from the neighbour ..., Russia. It is long, and has a drainage basin of . The town Onguday lies on the Ursul. Gallery File:Онгудай. Река Урсул..jpg, Onguday. Ursul River. References Rivers of the Altai Republic {{Russia-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katun (river)
The Katun (, ''Katuń''; , ''Kadın'') is a river in the Altai Republic and the Altai Krai of Russia. It forms the Ob as it joins the Biya some southwest of Biysk. Great Soviet Encyclopedia The Katun is long, and its drainage basin covers ., erroneously named "БИЯ" It originates in the Katun glaciers on the southwestern slope of . The river freezes up in late November or early Decembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eighth of Earth's inhabitable landmass. Russia extends across eleven time zones and shares land boundaries with fourteen countries, more than any other country but China. It is the world's ninth-most populous country and Europe's most populous country, with a population of 146 million people. The country's capital and largest city is Moscow, the largest city entirely within Europe. Saint Petersburg is Russia's cultural centre and second-largest city. Other major urban areas include Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg, Nizhny Novgorod, and Kazan. The East Slavs emerged as a recognisable group in Europe between the 3rd and 8th centuries CE. Kievan Rus' arose as a state in the 9th century, and in 988, it adopted Orthodox Christianity from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ongudaysky District
Ongudaysky District (russian: Онгуда́йский райо́н; alt, Оҥдой аймак, ''Oñdoy aymak'') is an administrativeLaw #101-RZ and municipalLaw #10-RZ district (raion), one of the ten in the Altai Republic, Russia. It is located in the center of the republic. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the rural locality (a '' selo'') of Onguday. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 15,046, with the population of Onguday accounting for 37.6% of that number. Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Ongudaysky District is one of the ten in the Altai Republic. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Ongudaysky Municipal District. Both administrative and municipal districts are divided into the same ten rural settlements, comprising thirty rural localities. The '' selo'' of Onguday serves as the administrative center An administrative center is a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Altai Republic
The Altai Republic (; russian: Респу́блика Алта́й, Respublika Altay, ; Altai: , ''Altay Respublika''), also known as Gorno-Altai Republic, and colloquially, and primarily referred to in Russian to distinguish from the neighbouring Altai Krai as the Gornyi Altai (russian: Горный Алтай, lit=the mountainous Altai), is a republic of Russia located in southern Siberia. It is a part of the Siberian Federal District, and covers an area of ; with a population of 210,924 residents. It is the least-populous republic of Russia and least-populous federal subject in the Siberian Federal District. Gorno-Altaysk is the capital and the largest town of the republic. The Altai Republic is one of Russia's ethnic republics, primarily representing the indigenous Altai people, a Turkic ethnic group that form 35% of the Republic's population, while ethnic Russians form a majority at 57%, and with minority populations of Kazakhs, other Central Asian ethnicities, and Germ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onguday
Onguday (russian: Онгуда́й; alt, Оҥдой, ''Oñdoy'') is a rural locality (a '' selo'') and the administrative center of Ongudaysky District in the Altai Republic, Russia, located on the Ursul River, from Gorno-Altaysk, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 5,655, consisting mainly of the Altai people and Russians. Etymology Local name Ongdoy (from mongolian onge — "cave, cavity", doy — possession affix;literally — "having cave, cavities" History It was founded in 1626. In 1856-1857, the camp-settlement of the Altai spiritual mission of the Russian Orthodox Church was founded. In 1860, the first school was opened, for which a building was built in 1881. In 1879, the Assumption Church was built and consecrated in 1881. In 1908 the Church of St. Innocent of Irkutsk was built. In 1910, about 800 people lived in the village. Climate Onguday has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate A humid continental climate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
