Barnaul

picture info	Barnaul Barnaul (, ) is the largest types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and administrative centre of Altai Krai, Russia, located at the confluence of the Barnaulka and Ob (river), Ob rivers in the West Siberian Plain. As of the Russian Census (2021), 2021 census, its population was 630,877, making it the List of cities and towns in Russia by population, 20th-largest city in Russia and the fourth-largest in the Siberian Federal District. Located in the south of western Siberia on the left bank of the Ob River, Barnaul is a major transport, industrial, cultural, medical and educational hub of Siberia. Barnaul was founded by the wealthy Demidov family, who intended to develop the production of copper and silver, which continued after the factories were taken over by the Crown. Barnaul became a major centre of silver production in Russia. Barnaul was granted city status in 1771. Administrative and municipal status Barnaul is the administrative centre of the krai.Charter o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Barnaulka The Barnaulka () is a river in Altai Krai, Russia. The river is long and has a catchment area of . The basin of the river is located in the Rebrikhinsky, Shipunovsky and Pavlovsky districts. The city of Barnaul is named after the river. The Barnaulka suffers from the impact of pollutants released by industrial activity along its course. Course The Barnaulka is a left tributary of the Ob river. It has its sources in Zerkalnoye, a lake with a surface of lying to the west of Aleysk. The river flows in a roughly northeastern direction. The upper course of the river is within a trench of glacial origin of the Ob Plateau. The river basin includes a chain of lakes connected by marshy canals, such as Bakhmatovskoye and Peschanoye, as well as numerous swamps and smaller lakes. Finally the Barnaulka meets the left bank of the Ob at Barnaul, from the Ob's mouth. Tributaries The longest tributary of the Barnaulka is the long Vlasikha (Власиха) on the left. The r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Administrative Divisions Of Altai Krai Administrative and municipal divisions References {{Use mdy dates, date=October 2013 Altai Krai Altai Krai Altai Krai (, ) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai). It borders, clockwise from the west, Kazakhstan ( East Kazakhstan Region, Abai Region and Pavlodar Region), Novosibirsk and Kemerovo, and the Altai Republic. The krai's administrative ce ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Altai Krai Altai Krai (, ) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai). It borders, clockwise from the west, Kazakhstan ( East Kazakhstan Region, Abai Region and Pavlodar Region), Novosibirsk and Kemerovo, and the Altai Republic. The krai's administrative centre is the city of Barnaul. As of the 2021 Census, the population of the krai was 2,163,693. Name The region is named after the Altai Mountains. History Bone fragments of the Denisova hominin originate from the Denisova Cave in Altai Krai. This area is part of a great crossroads in the ancient world. Nomadic tribes crossed through the territory during periods of migration. These nomadic tribes consisted of different peoples. Archeological sites reveal that ancient humans lived in the area. The Altay people are a Turkic people, some of whom settled here, who were originally nomadic and date back to the 2nd millennium BC. The territory of the krai has been controlled by the Xiongnu Empire (209 BC–93 AD), the Rouran Khaganate (33 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Ob River The Ob (; ) is a major river in Russia. It is in western Siberia, and with its tributary the Irtysh forms the world's seventh-longest river system, at . The Ob forms at the confluence of the Biya and Katun which have their origins in the Altai Mountains. It is the westernmost of the three great Siberian rivers that flow into the Arctic Ocean (the other two being the Yenisei and the Lena). Its flow is north-westward, then northward. The main city on its banks is Novosibirsk, the largest city in Siberia, and the third-largest city in Russia. It is where the Trans-Siberian Railway crosses the river. The Gulf of Ob is the world's longest estuary. Names The internationally known name of the river is based on the Russian name ''Обь'' (''Obʹ'', ). Possibly from Proto-Indo-Iranian '' Hā́p-'', "river, water" (compare Vedic Sanskrit ''áp-'', Persian ''āb'', Tajik ''ob'', and Pashto ''obə'', "water"). Katz (1990) proposes Komi ''ob'' 'river' as the immediate source of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Yuzhny, Barnaul, Altai Krai Yuzhny () is an urban-type settlement in Barnaul urban okrug, Altai Krai, Russia. The population was 19,799 as of 2016. Geography Yuzhny is located 15 km south of Barnaul (the district's administrative centre) by road. Ponomarevka is the nearest rural locality. References Urban-type settlements in Altai Krai {{AltaiKrai-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]