- Shagonar by Great Soviet Encyclopedia
a city and administrative center of Ulug-Khem Raion, Tuva ASSR. Located on the left bank of the Enisei (Ulug-Khem) River, 124 km west of Kyzyl on the Kyzyl-Chadan highway. As a result of the construction of the Saian-Shushenskaia Hydroelectric Power Plant, Shagonar was situated in the flooding zone. Construction of a new Shagonar was undertaken in 1978,7 km from the old town in ...
- Tuva Basin by Great Soviet Encyclopedia
... chestnut soils.The most important livestock are sheep, which are raised for their meat and wool. Grain crops include wheat, barley, and millet. The cities of Kyzyl, Shagonar, Chadan, and Ak-Dovurak are located in the Tuva Basin. Coal is found in the Ulug-Khem Basin.
- Khemchik by Great Soviet Encyclopedia
... the left and the Barlyk and Chadan from the right. A network of irrigation canals extends from the Khemchik within its basin. The city of Ak-Dovurak is located in the Khemchik river valley.Khemchik. a mountain range in the Zapadnyi Saian, on the border between Krasnoiarsk Krai and the Tuva ASSR. The Khemchik Range is 70 km long and rises to 2,213 m. It is ...