Kyzyl (; ) is the capital city of the Tuva Republic, Russia. The name of the city means "red" in Tuvan (as well as in many other Turkic languages). Population:

It was founded in 1914 as Belotsarsk (, lit. White Tsar's (town)). In 1918, it was renamed Khem-Beldir , and in 1926 it was given its present name. In September 2004, Kyzyl celebrated its 90th anniversary as a city.