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Biysk
Biysk
is a
city
in
Altai Krai
,
Russia
, located on the
Biya River
not far from its
confluence
with the
Katun River
. It is the second largest city of the
krai
(after
Barnaul
, the
administrative center
of the
krai
). Population:
Geography
The city is called
"the gates to the
Altai Mountains
"
, because of its position comparatively not far from this range. Chuysky Highway begins in Biysk and then goes through the
Altai Republic
to
Russia's border with Mongolia
.
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