- Ak-Dovurak by Great Soviet Encyclopedia
... earth”), a city in Barun-Khemchik Raion, Tuva ASSR. Located on the left bank of the Khemchik River (left tributary of the Enisei), 320 km west of Kyzyl. Population, 9,500 (1967). Ak-Dovurak was founded in 1964 in connection with the construction of the Tuva Asbestos Combine, which uses the deposits of high quality chrysotile asbestos. A highway from Ak-Dovurak ...
- Tuva Basin by Great Soviet Encyclopedia
... , and its left tributary, the Khemchik. The low-mountain massif Adar-Dash divides the Tuva Basin into western (Khemchik) and eastern (Ulug-Khem) basins. Grass-wormwood and caragana steppes have developed on predominantly shallow chestnut soils.The most important livestock are sheep, which are raised for their meat and wool. Grain crops include wheat, barley, and ...
- Alash Plateau by Great Soviet Encyclopedia
a plateau in the northwestern part of the Tuva ASSR, lying within the basin of the left-bank tributaries of the Khemchik River (the lower Alash, the Ak-Sug, the Ustiu-Ishkin, and the Aldy-Ishkin).The plateau is composed of Lower Paleozoic metamorphosed aleurolites, shales, sandstones, and conglomerates. Its elevation is 1,500–2,000 m...
- Kyzyl-Mazhalyk by Great Soviet Encyclopedia
an urban-type settlement and the administrative center of Barun-Khemchikskii Raion, Tuva ASSR, on the right bank of the Khemchik River (a tributary of the Enisei), on a highway 313 km southwest of Kyzyl. It has a brickyard, a creamery, a meat-packing plant, and a livestock-fattening sovkhoz.
- Bai-Taiga by Great Soviet Encyclopedia
a mountain massif in western Tuva ASSR, RSFSR. It is located on the right bank of the Alash River (a left tributary of the Khemchik). It has elevations of up to 3,129 m and is composed primarily of granite. The slopes are covered with larch forests; on the peaks are alluvial rocks and high-mountain tundra.