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- Also spelled:
- Gorno-Altajsk, or Gorno-Altaisk
- Formerly (until 1932):
- Ulala, or (1932–48) Oyrot Tura
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Gorno-Altaysk-National Theatre
National Theatre of the Altay Republic in Gorno-Altaysk, Russia.
Gorno-Altaysk, city and administrative centre of Altay republic, southern Russia. It lies in the foothills of the Altai Mountains, along the Mayma River near its confluence with the Katun. Gorno-Altaysk is an agricultural centre and has a woodworking industry and cloth factories. Teacher-training and veterinary colleges and a historical institute are located there. It became a city in 1928. Pop. (2006 est.) 53,070.
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