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Picturesque Landscapes along the Chuysky Trakt
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Regions, Travel
The federal highway R256 “Chuya Trakt” (The Chuya Highway) is a federal highway Novosibirsk – Novoaltaysk (access road to Barnaul) – Biysk – Maima (access road to Gorno-Altaisk) – the state border with Mongolia.
The length of this highway passing through the territory of Novosibirsk Oblast, Altai Krai and the Altai Republic is about 968 kilometers. The Chuysky Trakt on Google Maps. Photos by: Alexandr Lipilin.
probably the most picturesque highway in Russia
Tags: Altai krai · Altay Republic
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Barnaul – the view from above
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Cities, Photos, Travel
Barnaul is a city with a population of about 632 thousand people located in the south of Western Siberia at the confluence of the Barnaulka and the Ob rivers, the administrative center of the Altai Krai.
It was founded as a settlement at the Akinfiy Demidov silver smelting plant in 1730. The blast furnace on the city’s coat of arms reminds of those times. Today, it is a large industrial, cultural, medical, and educational center of Siberia. Photos by: Slava Stepanov.
Tags: Altai krai · Barnaul city
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Chuya Highway – the Most Picturesque Road in Russia
1 Comment · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Photos, Regions, Travel
The federal highway R256 “Chuysky Trakt” (968 km), the oldest route from Siberia to Asia, begins in Novosibirsk and ends at the border with Mongolia, passing through the territory of the Novosibirsk region, the Altai krai and the Altai Republic.
In 2014, National Geographic magazine included the Chuya Highway in the list of the 10 most beautiful highways in the world. Photos by: Alexey Zhirukhin.
Tags: Altai krai · Altay Republic · Novosibirsk oblast
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The variety of Altai region landscapes
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Regions, Travel
Altai region is a subject of the Russian Federation located in the south-east of Western Siberia. The distance from Barnaul, the capital city of the region, to Moscow is about 3400 km.
On the territory of the region you can see almost all typical Russian natural zones – steppe and forest steppe, taiga and mountains. Photos by: Alexey Kachurin.
Tags: Altai krai · landscapes
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Amazing natural beauty of the Altai Mountains
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos, Travel
The Altai Mountains are a complex system of the highest in Siberia ridges separated by deep river valleys and vast intermountain hollows.
This mountain system is located on the borders of Russia, Mongolia, China, and Kazakhstan. On the territory of Russia, the Altai Mountains are located in two regions – Altai Republic and Altai Krai. Photos by Andrey Grachev
Tags: Altai krai · Altay Republic · landscapes