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Sayanogorsk

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Sayanogorsk is a city in the Khakasiya republic of central Russia, located in the Minusinsk Basin on the upper Yenisey River. It is situated southeast of the Abakan River's valley, near the Western Sayan Mountains.1

A significant feature near Sayanogorsk is one of Russia's largest hydroelectric stations, completed in 1989 on the Yenisey River. This station has a generating capacity of 6,400 megawatts and was built to power industrial development in the Minusinsk Basin. The Sayan Mountains themselves form a large upland region along the frontiers of Russia and Mongolia, stretching from the Altai Mountains to Lake Baikal.12

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