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    49°N 89°E / 49°N 89°E / 49; 89 The Altai Mountains (/ɑːlˈtaɪ/), also spelled Altay Mountains, are a mountain range in Central and East Asia, where...
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    Gorno-Altai Republic, and colloquially, and primarily referred to in Russian to distinguish from the neighbouring Altai Krai as the Gornyi Altai (Russian:...
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    peak of the Altai Mountains in Russia and the highest of the South Siberian Mountains system. It is part of the Golden Mountains of Altai World Heritage...
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    Mountains of Altai is the name of an UNESCO World Heritage Site consisting of the Altai and Katun Natural Reserves, Lake Teletskoye, Belukha Mountain...
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  • The Altai-Sayan region is an area of Inner Asia proximate to the Altai Mountains and the Sayan Mountains, near to where Russia, China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan...
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    Siberia mainly living in the Altai Republic, Russia. Several thousand of the Altaians also live in Mongolia (Altai Mountains) and China (Altay Prefecture...
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    The region is named after the Altai Mountains. Altai Krai has rolling foothills, grasslands, lakes, rivers, and mountains. The highest point of the krai...
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    of languages in the Altai Mountains. The languages were called Oyrot (ойрот) prior to 1948. Altai is spoken primarily in the Altai Republic. There is a...
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    Govi-Altai (Mongolian: Говь-Алтай / Gowi-Altai, pronounced [ˌɡœw̜‿aɬˈtʰæˑ]) is an aimag (province) in western Mongolia. The Altai Airport (LTI/ZMAT) has...
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  • Look up Altai or Altay in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Altai or Altay may refer to: Altai Mountains, in Central and East Asia, a region shared by...
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    Siberia is the Altai Republic (not to be confused with the Altai Krai to the northwest). It contains the central knot to the Altai Mountains. The area is...
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    The Altai alpine meadow and tundra ecoregion (WWF ID: PA1001) is a terrestrial ecoregion covering the higher elevation of the Altai Mountains at the center...
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    67111 The Altai flood refers to the cataclysmic flood(s) that, according to some geomorphologists, swept along the Katun River in the Altai Republic at...
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    The Altai is a horse breed developed in the Altai Mountains of Central Asia. It is considered one of the oldest horse breeds in Siberia and has a rich...
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    The Altai montane forest and forest steppe ecoregion (WWF ID: PA0502) covers patches of the subalpine forest belt on the Altai Mountains, crossing the...
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    Russia and China in the Altai Mountains. It covers 6362 square kilometres and is located south of Tavan Bogd, the highest mountain of Mongolia. It includes...
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    The Battle of Altai Mountains (Chinese: 稽落山之戰), was a major expedition launched against the Northern Xiongnu by the Han dynasty in June 89 AD. The battle...
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    people (Uriankhai of the Khentii Mountains) lived in central Mongolia, and they started moving to the Altai Mountains in the beginning of the 16th century...
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  • Minusinsk Basin and the Altai Mountains during the eneolithic era, c. 3300 to 2500 BCE. It is named after a nearby mountain, Gora Afanasieva (Russian:...
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    China, the Kunlun Mountains have been known as the "Forefather of Mountains" in China. The exact definition of the Kunlun Mountains varies over time....
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  • troops—assembled at Zhuoye Mountain. Near the end of the campaign, Dou's forces chased the Northern Chanyu into the Altai Mountains, killing 13,000 Xiongnu...
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    large-horned wild sheep endemic to the highlands of the Altai Mountains of Central Asia. Altai argali are the largest sheep in the world, and also have some...
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    Denisovan (redirect from Homo sp. Altai)
    female finger bone excavated from the Siberian Denisova Cave in the Altai Mountains in 2008. Nuclear DNA indicates close affinities with Neanderthals....
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    portion of Siberia, between the Ural Mountains in the west and the Yenisei River in the east, and the Altai Mountains on the southeast. Much of the plain...
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  • said to inhabit the Caucasus, Tian Shan and Pamir Mountains of Central Asia and the Altai Mountains of western Mongolia. The term "almas" and numerous...
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  • Bayan-Ölgii Province in western Mongolia Tsengel Khairkhan, a mountain of the Altai Mountains in western Mongolia Tsengel, founder of Banana Records, a recording...
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    Vindhya Range – 1,200 km (750 mi) Altai Mountains – 1,200 km (750 mi) Drakensberg – 1,125 km (700 mi) Byrranga Mountains – 1,100 kilometres (680 mi) Cascade...
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    ancient human specimens found in archaeological excavations east of the Altai Mountains. They are a sub-group of the Ancient Northern East Asians (ANEA). -3000...
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  • Reconstruction of Pleistocene Ice-dammed Lake Outburst Floods in the Altai Mountains, Siberia. Geological Society of America. p. 13. ISBN 978-0-8137-2386-0...
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    reserve') in the Altai Mountains of south Siberia, Russia. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Golden Mountains of Altai", recognized as an...
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